Schalke comeback to Bundesliga ruined

Schalke in just 10 minutes found the net again in the Bundesliga as they hoped to kick off their new season in the German’s top flight tournament, after a solitary season in the subsequent division last season. However, Rodrigo Zalazar's rocket-like effort was disallowed as a colleague was offside.

What's more, matters additionally became even more out of favor when Dominick Drexler was handed a red card for an unfortunate challenge on Jonas Hector. Cologne, at last, went in front in the 50th moment when Luca Kilian scored. Florian Kainz multiplied the lead however Marius Buelter's fine header momentarily gave Schalke hopes of comeback, the ball bouncing back off Schwolow into the net after Dejan Ljubicic's attack on the post finished the challenge.