- Daniel Caligiuri - 55'
Mainz 0-1 Schalke 04
Daniel Caligiuri's stunning individual goal helped Schalke maintain their grip on second in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win against Mainz.The 30-year-old midfielder picked the ball up near the halfway line and dribbled past two players before firing into the top right corner from 20 yards.And his second-half strike proved pivotal as the visitors recorded a fourth straight win that moves them four points clear of third-placed Borussia Dortmund.Mainz remain third bottom after their three-match unbeaten run was ended, but they caused Schalke problems.Robin Quaison struck a post in the first half while Daniel Brosinski shot wide early in the second.After Caligiuri's moment of magic in the 55th minute, the hosts pressed for an equaliser.Suat Serdar saw a couple of long-range efforts saved by Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann while Alexandru Maxim's effort was blocked by a diving Nabil Bentaleb.With time running out, Fahrmann parried clear a shot from Levin Oztunali, who then flashed a ball across goal as Schalke held on.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Bayern Munich | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | +43 | 51 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | +20 | 42 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | +18 | 37 |
RB Leipzig | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | +5 | 33 |
VfB Stuttgart | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 32 |
Mainz | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 31 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 30 |
Werder Bremen | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 30 |
SC Freiburg | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 30 |
Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 29 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | +8 | 28 |
FC Augsburg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 26 |
St. Pauli | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 18 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -17 | 14 |
Holstein Kiel | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
VfL Bochum | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 10 |