Schalke 04 youth teams face mixed results as U19 wins DFB‑Pokal tie, U23 loses, and new signing Gosens injured
On 2 August the FC Schalke 04 U19 played its first mandatory match of the season in the first round of the DFB‑Pokal against SV Rödinghausen. The Swiss forward Timo Wiesner scored a hat‑trick (71′, 79′) and the team won 3‑1, securing a place in the second round. The match was streamed live on Schalke04TV+.
The Schalke 04 U23 opened their season against the SC Paderborn U23. After taking a 2‑0 lead through goals by Edion Gashi and Jean‑Paul Ndiaye, the visitors equalised and then won 3‑2 with a last‑minute strike by Joel Udelhoven. Coach Jakob Fimpel described the defeat as “as bitter as a season‑opening match can get.”
In a separate friendly at the Auestadion, Schalke 04 defeated KSV Hessen Kassel 5‑0 before an audience of about 18 000. New left‑back Robin Gosens, signed on loan from Fiorentina, suffered a thigh injury after roughly ten minutes and may be unavailable for several weeks pending further medical assessment. The club continues its search for additional left‑back options, monitoring players such as Will Ferry.
Entities: Auestadion (Kassel) · Dejan Ljubicic · FC Schalke 04 · Hessen Kassel · Jakob Fimpel · KSV Hessen Kassel · Karaman · Kenan Karaman · Norbert Elgert · Robin Gosens · SC Paderborn · SC Paderborn U23
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Five Borussia Dortmund players were absent from the U19 match because they were on a Japan trip with the senior team.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Borussia Dortmund U19 lost 3-4 to Holstein Kiel in the DFB-Pokal.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Bjarki Hrafn Gardarsson scored a hat‑trick for Borussia Dortmund U19 in that match.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Borussia Dortmund U23 drew 1-1 with VfL Bochum in the Regionalliga West season opener.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Coach Felix Hirschnagl said “Es nervt!” after the U19 loss.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Connor Krempicki equalised for Borussia Dortmund U23 in the 82nd minute after coming on as a substitute.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Lirim Jashari scored for VfL Bochum in the 50th minute.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The U23 match was played at the Mondpalast Arena in Herne before 1,181 spectators, including about 200 BVB fans.