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Union recovering the ball quickly The hosts only need 8.4 seconds to regain possession, which is significantly quicker than Schalke (11.9 seconds).

Karaman wants it The Schalke captain has been involved in six of Schalke's 11 shots, taking two himself and teeing up four for his colleagues.

Rønnow to the rescue! A long throw into the Union box causes havoc in the home defence, ending with Adamu taking a close-range shot that the home goalkeeper manages to tip around the post.

Rothe clears off the line! Aouchiche charges into space down the left and gets into the box, going one-on-one with Rønnow. His shot beats the goalkeeper but takes a nick off him on the way through, slowing it down enough to give Rothe time to get back and hook the ball off the line.

Not undeserved Schalke's lead is well-merited, given their 7-4 advantage in shots and 51 percent success rate in duels.

Karius denies Latte Lath Khedira picks out Latte Lath with a pass, but Karius gathers the shot comfortably.

⚽ 25' Robin Gosens (0-1)

Early change Ljubičić is forced off, having picked up a knock a few moments ago when Rothe blocked his shot. Dina Embimbe comes on in his place.

Rønnow thwarts Aouchiche Karaman finds Aouchiche with a pass out to the left. The midfield cuts inside and aims a swerving, dipping effort at goal that Rønnow does well to tip over.

Karaman's header over the bar Schalke win a corner on the right, and Karaman rises to meet it, but his header flies over the crossbar.

Rothe blocks Ljubičić's attempt A flowing Schalke attack culminates in Aouchiche finding Karaman, who lays it off to Ljubičić. He cuts inside and tries to get a shot away, only to see it blocked by Rothe.

Jeong has a go A long throw into the Schalke box drops down invitingly for Jeong, whose rasping drive is blocked for a corner by Tanaka.

Best chance of the game! Gosens' finds Karaman in a pocket of space deep inside the Union half. He drives forward and unleashes a fizzing shot that only just goes over.

Dangerous location Latte Lath gives away a free-kick about 30-yards from goal in a central position. Aouchiche tries to curl it at goal but the ball is blocked inside a crowded box.

Over from Karaman Karaman latches onto a flick-on from Aouchiche and gets a shot away, which whizzes over the bar. It wouldn't have counted had it gone in, though, has the flag goes up for offside.

First sight of goal Juranović floats a free-kick from the left into the box and it sits up nicely for Querfeld, whose first-time shot is blocked by Gosens.

Peeeep! Here we go as the hosts get the ball rolling.

Schalke subs Müller, Becker, Wöber, Ayhan, Bachmann, Dina Ebimbe, Vozar, Džeko, Hwang

Union subs Raab, Trimmel, Van den Bosch, Skarke, Haberer, Schäfer, Güther, Skov, Ljubičić

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Russo lets fly! It's a fine effort from distance, but Schuhen is alert to the danger.

Four minutes added on Any way back for Bielefeld?

⚽ 86' Milan Smit (P) (2-1)

Kirch shuffles his pack Felix replaces the Bielefeld goalscorer.

Triple change Lannert, Weißhaupt and Sickinger are done for the day. Mikelbrencis, Furukawa and El Kadiri are on for the final few minutes.

Level pegging Clear-cut opportunities are proving hard to come by.

Goalscorer exits Verkooijen comes on for Lee.

Next change Momuluh is replaced by the more defensive-minded Jensen.

Darmstadt recovering The hosts had only registered one second-half attempt prior to Wörl's equaliser. They have since mustered three efforts at goal.

Kersken saves Weißhaupt embarks on a mazy solo run down the left flank before trying to thread a low shot into the far corner. Kersken is equal to the danger, though.

Koudossou booked The defender gets his name taken for a challenge on Weißhaupt.

Last term's tally matched Wörl now has two goals this season - as many as he managed in 2025/26.

Bauer in the way The Bielefeld man does well to fling himself in the way of Klefisch's shot.

Goal stands VAR had a brief look to check whether the ball had gone out of play - but it hadn't.

⚽ 59' Marius Wörl (1-1)

Taking too long Smit gets on the end of a long ball into the Bielefeld penalty area, but he fails to get his shot off in time and Kersken comes out to collect.

Richter departs Duijvestijn enters the fray.

First change for Bielefeld Mehlem is replaced by Min.

Momuluh lively The ball falls to Momuluh again from the resulting corner. He eventually gets another shot away, but it sails just wide of the left-hand post.

Blocked Momuluh's effort strikes Pfeiffer as Bielefeld continue to pile on the pressure.

Lilies sitting deep Bielefeld are camped inside the opposition half as they search for a route back into the game.

Klefisch cautioned The midfielder is booked for a late challenge on Wörl.

Crisp passage of play The visitors link up well deep inside the Darmstadt half, but the home side eventually manage to clear their lines.

Back under way No changes from either side as Darmstadt kick off the second half.

Booking number three Momuluh is involved yet again. This time the Bielefeld man is brought down by Weißhaupt, who becomes the third player to be cautioned.

Two minutes added on Time for one more chance?

Half-time approaching Into the final minutes of the first half. Darmstadt are sitting deep, intent on making sure they head into the break with their slender lead intact.

Darmstadt defending well The Lilies have restricted Bielefeld to very few clear-cut openings so far.

Off target Großer does well to get on the end of the free-kick after making a darting run into the box, but his header sails wide of the goal.

The tables have turned Momuluh is brought down by Petretta, who follows the Bielefeld man into the referee's book.

No threat The subsequent free-kick is met by the head of Pfeiffer, who can't generate enough power behind his effort.

First booking Momuluh stops Weißhaupt in his tracks and is shown a yellow card.

Food and drink for Kersken The goalkeeper holds onto Smit's effort from just inside the penalty area.

Visitors threaten again Wörl collects the ball on the right corner of the penalty area before sending another shot wide.

Well played from Momuluh The 24-year-old drives forward before floating the ball into the penalty area. Sicker eventually gets a shot away but sends the effort wide of the right-hand post.

Composure required Both teams have been a little too hasty in possession so far.

Schuhen untroubled Bielefeld have had more of the ball, but the visitors are struggling to inflict any real damage on the Darmstadt defence.

Bielefeld win a corner... ...but Darmstadt manage to clear the danger. The hosts are looking comfortable at the moment.

Richter has a pop Bielefeld lose the ball in a dangerous area and Richter nearly capitalises, firing a low shot narrowly wide of the post from around 25 metres out.

Bielefeld improving The visitors are starting to see more of the ball in the Darmstadt half.

Barren run ended Darmstadt's run of 276 minutes without a goal has come to an end. Can the hosts build on their strong start?

Arminia threaten Großer tries his luck from a central position inside the area, but Schuhen is equal to the shot.

Lilies pushing Weißhaupt lets fly himself after cutting onto his right foot from the left flank, but his shot is held by Kersken.

⚽ 3' Ho-jae Lee (1-0)

Early stoppage Großer is down and is now receiving treatment off the pitch following a robust challenge by Lee.

Up and running Bielefeld, wearing their all-black away kit, get the action under way.

Minute's silence Before kick-off, there will be a minute's silence to commemorate the victims of the fire that swept through Darmstadt following an air raid on 11 September 1944.

Darmstadt return Richter spent last season on loan with the Lilies, scoring two goals and setting up a further nine. Following the termination of his contract at Mainz, he returned to Darmstadt as a free agent on Thursday and is thrown straight into the starting line-up this evening.

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