Johannes Geis: Schalke's set-piece star
His reputation as a set-piece specialist precedes him, yet Johannes Geis had not scored a direct free-kick since joining FC Schalke 04 in the summer – until Saturday.
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The 22-year-old curled in one of his signature set-pieces, inch-perfect into the VfL Wolfsburg goal, beyond the despairing dive of Diego Benaglio.
With his arms outstretched, Geis rushed to celebrate his strike in front of the Nordkurve, as if to say: 'Look! I've done it'. Finally, he had delivered on the promise he indirectly made by being such a prolific scorer of direct free-kicks for his former club 1. FSV Mainz 05. It was his first for Schalke, and for the fans it was well worth the wait.
- Geis made his Bundesliga debut on 24 February 2013His goal against Wolfsburg was his fourth from a direct free-kickIn the current season, Geis' set-pieces have led to seven goalsThat means that ALL of Schalke's goals from set-pieces in 2015/16 have been made by his boot
Best in the business
Since his Mainz days, the former Germany under-21 international has developed a reputation as a set-piece specialist. Last season, 11 dead balls that he struck led to a goal, with only Werder Bremen's Zlatko Junuzovic more successful in the Bundesliga. He has cultivated that reputation since arriving in Gelsenkirchen last summer: he is currently the Bundesliga's number one, with five corners and two free-kicks resulting in a goal.
