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Hoffenheim fail to add a third again! On the counter once more, El-Faouzi clears at the last second as Moerstedt was ready to pounce!

Fantastic save by Müller! Prass is sent clean through on goal and looks sure to seal the three points, but sub 'keeper Müller makes a tremendous save with his legs!

Schalke with most of the possession now The Royal Blues are desperately trying to find a way through the tired Hoffenheim defence right now.

Nine minutes still to go! Due to Karius' injury, we're going to have a whopping nine minutes of added time at the SNP Arena.

Dina Ebimbe heads over! Dina Ebimbe is unmarked at the back post, but his header is mistimed and it flies over!

Hoffenheim struggling to get anything going Somewhat shellshocked by that Adamu goal, the hosts are having trouble stringing a few passes together right now. A lot of their players look dead on their feet.

Five mins to go! Can Schalke dig deep and conjure up an equaliser?

⚽ 81' Junior Adamu (2-1)

Džeko on! With Schalke pushing hard to halve their deficit, Džeko comes on to add some heft to the attack.

Incredible miss! It appeared as if substitute Adamu was certain to pull one back, but from right in front of goal, his shot is deflected wide by Coufal for a corner. From that kick, there's a scramble that leads to Baumann saving from Dina Ebimbe!

Schalke battling away Despite the numerous setbacks they've faced, Schalke are somehow still in this match and creating chances. A goal for the visitors would certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons.

Hwang gets a sniff of goal Hwang burst clear, but Machida recovers well to clear the ball away for a corner.

Hoffenheim net again but it's offside It appeared as if Hoffenheim had sprung Schalke's trap, but Kramarić is adjudged to be in an offside position. Bit of a let-off for The Miners!

Off the bar! Baumann saves Becker's attempt, but the ball is worked back to Kuruçay, who plays a short pass to El-Faouzi. The Moroccan international hits a firm first-time shot against the crossbar!

Müller clutches Lemperle's attempt Lemperle tries his luck from the left side of the box - substitute keeper Müller makes a comfortable save, getting his first proper touch.

Karius saves but collides badly with Gosens Prass feeds Asllani, whose placed shot is well saved by Karius. On the rebound, a sliding Gosens collides with his own 'keeper, who is going to require some treatment. It looks a rough one, unfortunately.

Back at it in Sinsheim! Can Schalke find a way back into this match?

One min of first-half injury time Half-time is fast approaching - the first 45 mins have flown by!

Prass not far away! Prass is played through nicely by Lemperle, and blasts an angled attempt towards goal that is only just over the bar! Close one.

Good chance for Gosens! At the other end, the ball falls to Gosens, who tries to steer a volley into the top corner, but the ball floats high and wide.

Hoffenheim maintain pressure Christian Ilzer's men enjoy a long period of possession, but can't find an opening that might lead to a third goal.

Ljubičić should do better Out of the blue, Schalke create their first opportunity in a while, but Ljubičić gets the connection all wrong and sends the ball well wide.

Hoffenheim probing for a result-sealing goal Instead of resting on their laurels - specifically, a 2-0 lead - the home side are continuing to push, looking for a third goal that would almost certainly put this match to bed.

⚽ 26' Tim Lemperle (2-0)

20 minutes gone It's been a lively start in Sinsheim, with action at both ends. Can Schalke convert one of their chances?

Baumann makes a fine save Great play by Karaman sets up Aouchiche, who looks like he might equalise, but Baumann reacts quickly and sprints out to block the effort with his chest. Excellent goalkeeping!

⚽ 10' Fisnik Asllani (1-0)

Asllani heads wide From Coufal's cross, Asllani heads high and wide, and he probably should have done better.

Royal Blues here to play The visitors are enjoying a good spell early on: first Aouchiche forces Baumann into a save, and then Gosens' attempt is blocked.

Schalke respond Schalke go up the other end and create chances for Karaman and Ljubicic, whose shots are blocked. Vibrant start to this match from both teams!

Earliest of chances for Hoffenheim With just a few seconds on the clock, Lemperle tests Karius, who makes a comfortable save. Strong start by the hosts!

And we're off in Sinsheim! Referee Martin Peterson blows his whistle to signal the start of this intriguing-looking match between two teams that have struggled so far to pick up positive league results. Let's hope it's a cracker!

Hoffenheim subs Philipp, Abraha, Bernardo, Lässig, Lenz, Daghim, Fields, Hlozek, Moerstedt

Schalke subs Müller, V. Becker, Džeko, Dina Ebimbe, Gashi, Porath, Vozar, Adamu, Lasme

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Saved A chance for Grifo to make up for his penalty miss, but his shot is straight at Rønnow.

Five extra minutes Time is also up in this one.

Again! Rønnow may be on the losing side, but he may well have been the best player on the pitch, getting down well to push a header to safety.

Denied! For the seventh time in the Bundesliga, Rønnow saves a penalty as he pushes Grifo's spot-kick onto the post.

Penalty! Schäfer slides in to try and win the ball, but takes Gotō out in the process to give Freiburg the chance to seal the win.

More of the ball Union are at least seeing more possession and territory. They do need to do something with it, though.

No attacking threat Despite the substitutions, Union are still unable to work Backhaus, who has been a passenger in this game.

Suzuki! Freiburg are two goals in front, and unless Union completely change their style of play, that might well be that! Scherhant wins the ball back and feeds Suzuki, who lifts over Rønnow.

⚽ 67' Yuito Suzuki (2-0)

Time for a response What can Union produce now? They are still waiting for their first shot, after all.

Close! Brilliant play from Suzuki as he drives into the area, but his shot narrowly misses the bottom corner and instead hits the side-netting.

More of the same Freiburg continue to dominate possession at the start of this second period.

Back underway Freiburg get us up and running in this second period.

Union changes Lustrinelli is clearly attempting to give his side more attacking edge as he brings on Jeong and Burke.

Brilliant again Rønnow again makes a crucial intervention, tipping Matanović's header from close range around the post for a corner.

Great stop! The best chance of the game so far! Suzuki receives the ball in the box, and only a fantastic save from Rønnow prevents it from nestling in the bottom corner.

Save A comfortable stop for Rønnow from Scherhant's curling free-kick.

Still Freiburg with the ball Union are defending well at the moment, though, even if they can't get forward themselves.

Struggling Union are currently unable to make any kind of impact in the final third. They have to find a way to cause some problems, or this will be a long afternoon.

Over Matanović with Freiburg's next effort as he nods over the crossbar.

Scherhant denied The winger cuts in from the left and fires a low attempt towards goal. Rønnow, though, is able to gather.

Freiburg with the ball The hosts have seen the majority of possession so far and have swung a couple of dangerous balls into the box, but Union are standing firm just now.

Over Eggestein tries his luck from distance after a couple of Freiburg shots are blocked, but he can't keep his effort down.

Early booking Matanović goes into the book for a high boot. He will have to be careful for the game's remainder.

Underway! We are up and running here in Freiburg.

Five minutes until kick-off Not long to go until we get underway in the Black Forest!

Union subs Raab, Querfeld, Rothe, Trimmel, Jeong, Güther, Burke, Ilić, Latte Lath

Freiburg subs Müller, Kübler, Günter, Rosenfelder, Osterhage, Grifo, Höler, Irié, Gotō

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Three players booked Simpson-Pusey, Hofmann and García pick up late yellows after some pushing and shoving. Cologne are almost out of time...

Leverkusen run the clock down They're trying to keep hold of the ball in Cologne's half.

⚽ 90+2' Saïd El Mala (1-2)

Added time Cologne have four minutes of injury time to try and at least two goals.

Double change Andrich and Badé are on for the visitors as they attempt to close out a famous Rhine Derby win.

⚽ 85' Patrik Schick (0-2)

Goal disallowed Schick slots the ball into the Cologne net, but the referee rules it out for a handball infringement.

It just needed a touch! Gutiérrez fires the ball across the face of the Cologne goal, but somehow, none of his teammates can get on the end of it. That was a huge let-off for the Billy Goats...

Moreira gets it all wrong Fernández bursts into the Cologne area and picks out the unmarked Moreira at the back post. However, he gets his shot all wrong and puts the ball out for a throw-in.

Leverkusen's first change Hofmann replaces Tillman in attack.

Triple substitution Cologne head coach Wagner is bringing on M. El Mala, Heskey and Jóhannesson in a bid to try and turn the tide.

Sosa booked Another one. The Cologne full-back collects a yellow card for a foul on Quansah deep in Leverkusen's half.

Moore can't beat the keeper Flekken holds onto the youngster's long-range shot.

Maina at full stretch El Mala does brilliantly well to get to the byline down the left channel. He eventually whips the ball into the middle of the Bayer area, but the arriving Maina can't quite collect with it - despite his very best efforts. It just hasn't been Cologne's day so far

Not far away... Maza is picked out inside the Cologne area and shoots from around 15 yards out. His shot narrowly whizzes wide of the far post.

Huge save! Captain Schwäbe bails his side of out trouble again! Schick lines up a shot from just outside the penalty area. His effort looks destined for the bottom right corner of the net, but Schwäbe pulls off a sensational save and turns the ball around the post.

Moreira denied Fernández finds the winger in space on the right side of the Cologne penalty area. He takes a touch and fires the ball goalwards with his right foot, but Schwäbe is able to palm the shot away for a corner.

Schmied collects a yellow It's the seventh booking of the match, and probably the most avoidable. Cologne are awarded a throw-in but Maza picks up the ball in an attempt to waste time. Schmied is then yellow-carded for pushing the Leverkusen man to the ground. It's been an ill-tempered second half so far.

Another booking Bayer captain Tapsoba is the latest player to go into the referee's book for a late challenge. Following the foul, Sosa fires his free kick straight at Flekken.

Cologne appeal for a penalty Moore goes down inside the Bayer area after contact from Medina. The referee waves away the home fans' appeals for a penalty, however.

Moore booked The Cologne winger is shown a yellow card after bundling Medina over straight from the kick-off.

The ball is rolling The second half is underway in Cologne. Can the home side find a way back into this one?

Added time There will be an additional one minute of play before HT.

Wide from Quansah García whips in a low corner kick from the left. Quansah gets to it first and volleys the ball a few yards wide of the near post.

Krauß picks up a yellow card Maza is causing problems once again in the Cologne half. Krauß tries to stop him with a sliding challenge, but he arrives late and is subsequently booked. The resulting free kick comes to nothing.

Cologne pressure The home side have a series of corner kicks, all of which are defended impressively by Leverkusen. So far, the visitors have withstood everything Cologne have thrown at them.

Medina booked The Bayer defender pushes Bülter to the ground off the ball and becomes the first man to collect a yellow card this afternoon.

Schwäbe holds on well Maza has the ball taken off his toe by Sebulonsen inside the Cologne area. Gutiérrez then collects it just outside the box, but his right-footed shot is caught by Schwäbe.

Maza threatens The attacker cuts inside from the left touchline and shoots from range. Fortunately for the home side, Simpson-Pusey is able to make an important block. Maza has been everywhere so far, trying to evade the Cologne backline's attempts to mark him out of the game.

Play focused down the left Most of Cologne's good play has been concentrated down the left channel so far. The end product still isn't quite there, but El Mala and Moore are linking up particularly well.

Side-netting Tillman receives the ball on the right side of the Cologne area. He tries to catch Schwäbe out from a tight angle but his shot only finds the side-netting.

Over from Medina Gutiérrez swings a peach of a cross into the Cologne penalty area from a deep position. Medina gets his head to the ball but can't quite direct it on target.

Krauß takes out Maza The Leverkusen star briefly dropped to the ground after the rather meaty challenge. He is now back on his feet and moving around freely again.

Game settles down After a frantic start, things have simmered down slightly in the last few minutes. Both sides are still committing players forward, with the visitors seemingly not content to settle for what they have.

Sebulonsen denied! Cologne really should be level! Sosa plays the ball across the Leverkusen penalty area to Sebulonsen at the back post, who is inexplicably completely unmarked. However, the full-back's shot is straight at Flekken, who is able to keep the ball out with his legs.

⚽ 7' Aleix García (0-1)

Schwäbe to the rescue again From the resulting corner, Maza tests Schwäbe from range. The Cologne keeper pushes the low shot into danger, but get up quickly to deny Tillman on the rebound from a few yards out. He is keeping his side in this one!

Wide from El Mala The Cologne number 10 is looking lively already. He tries to cut inside onto his right foot and shoot, but the goalward effort lacks direction and trundles well wide.

Early opening Maina has a half chance in the opening seconds but can't quite get the ball out of his feet. Leverkusen are able to clear the ball to safety.

We're underway! Here we go then. Cologne get the match started in their all-white strip, with Leverkusen in red and black.

The players are in the tunnel Kick-off is quickly approaching. We're now only moments away...

Leverkusen subs Blaswich, Badé, Oermann, Vázquez, Hofmann, Andrich, Boniface, Ben Seghir, Culbreath

Cologne subs Zieler, Lochoshvili, Mensah, Thielmann, Castro-Montes, Heskey, Jóhannesson, M. El Mala, Waldschmidt

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Almost over Five minutes of stoppage time were indicated.

⚽ 90+1' Roko Šimić (4-1)

⚽ 89' Herbert Bockhorn (3-1)

Brief appearance for the birthday boy Jones has a few minutes to try to help St. Pauli to an equaliser.

Double substitution Iyoha and goalscorer Żukowski, two attacking players, have finished for the day and are replaced by Tachie and Šimić.

Late attacking change Hara, a centre-forward, comes on for Hrgota for the visitors, as they look to land a late equalising blow.

Klein comes close to levelling! On the left edge of the penalty area, Klein sets the ball up on his right foot and tries to find the far corner. MacNulty deflects the ball just wide of the right-hand post.

Switch for Magdeburg Nollenberger leaves the pitch and is replaced like-for-like by Bockhorn.

Kaars close to reaching it! Smith plays the ball low into the middle from the right-hand side. Kaars, arriving at the near post, just fails to get a touch on it.

Chávez again! The attacking player gets the better of several opponents and shoots just outside the penalty area. The low shot goes wide to the right.

It's cleared Nothing comes from the corner.

Corner for Magdeburg Can the hosts extend their lead?

Another booking Smith arrives too late in midfield with a challenge on Atik by the touchline.

St. Pauli make a change too Ceesay had few touches today and leaves the pitch. Kaars is now into the attack instead.

Another substitution Heber now comes on in defence for Müller as Magdeburg make a change.

⚽ 58' Eric Smith (2-1)

Good attempt Hrgota gets a shot away from the centre of the penalty area, but Reimann reacts well to divert it over the crossbar.

Tactical foul Müller holds back his opponent and is shown the yellow card.

Narrowly wide Iyoha takes on his man and cuts inside from the right flank. The visitors get a foot in and the ball falls to Felipe Chávez, who shoots first time. He drives just wide of the right-hand post.

First card Nemeth arrives too late against Chávez.

Strong record Since promotion in 2022, this is Magdeburg's ninth home match against a team relegated from the Bundesliga. Currently, it looks like the eighth win without defeat is on the cards.

How will St. Pauli respond? The visitors continue to struggle.

⚽ 48' Anselmo García MacNulty (2-0)

The second half is underway Both sides have made substitutions. At St. Pauli, Niang and Klein are charged with injecting fresh impetus, replacing Rasmussen and Metcalfe. For the hosts, Mergner has left the pitch for Chávez.

Two minutes of stoppage time Will there be a twist before the break?

No danger Magdeburg lose the ball while building from the back and Ceesay has some space in front of the box. The striker looks to shoot quickly, but it goes wide to the right.

Magdeburg in control St. Pauli have struggled since the opening goal.

Spanner in the works St. Pauli have completely lost the edge in the play they enjoyed before the opener.

Żukowski is on a roll The striker has now scored five goals in the last five competitive matches.

Magdeburg with momentum The hosts are now looking far more purposeful.

⚽ 27' Mateusz Żukowski (1-0)

Lack of drive towards goal The attacks are showing little in the way of creativity.

Advantage St. Pauli? The visitors are looking to take the game to the hosts but have been unable to pose a major goal threat so far.

Another effort from distance Oppie's second attempt of the afternoon is hit too high.

Blocked A shot from Nollenberger is blocked by Nemeth.

St. Pauli again On the left, just outside the box, Oppie receives the ball from Metcalfe and takes a shot. It flies wide to the left.

First attempt From the left, Metcalfe plays a low ball across the box to Hrgota, who fires off a quick shot. However, the effort flies a good distance over the crossbar.

Quiet opening phase The game is being played mainly in midfield so far.

We're underway Magdeburg have kicked off.

Kick-off is imminent! The teams are walking out.

Mergner makes his second start The midfielder last started in the 3-0 away win in Osnabrück.

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