Schalke 04 move on to the next round of DFB Pokal

Schalke 04 defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf in a win on Wednesday, 4x1, in a match relating to the Last 16 of the DFB Pokal. Both Domenico Tedesco's team and Friedhelm Funkel's team held their first game in the competition. Salif Sané was on fire. In the starting XI there was Weston McKennie and Alfredo Morales.

The first goal of the game was scored by Ahmed Kutucu, in the 29th minute.

After the break, Salif Sané fired home Schalke 04 second goal. With 53 minutes on the clock, Domenico Tedesco's team increased their lead with a goal from Mark Uth. After 71 minutes, Rouwen Hennings fired home for Fortuna Düsseldorf. In the closing stages of the game, Salif Sané netted the final goal of the game.

With this result, Schalke 04 are into the next round of the competition.