Königsblauen lose pace with loss to Hannover

The nightmarish first half of the season continued into the Rückrunde as die Königsblauen loss 1-0 to Hannover 96. In a rare shocking display, Schalke 04 controlled play, kept much of the ball possession in the Hannover half but their attempts were errant. Within the first six minutes Jefferson Farfán's early effort struck the post and both Gerald Asamoah and Heiko Westermann came close. However Sergio Pinto changed the course of the match as he scored the only goal eight minutes in from twenty meters. Die Königsblauen continued to attack endlessly, trying to pound their way through Robert Enke's goal but the German international was a wall that could not breached. After the break Fred Rutten brought in Kevin Kurányi and Ivan Rakitić and although they created a furious assault there was no way through and Hannover won bragging rights with a 1-0 victory.