Yes, I'm still mad!
2011 DFB-Pokal Final, 21 May 2011
MSV Duisburg 10-0 FC Schalke 04
The final of the 2011 DFB-Pokal in the Olympiastadion of Berlin saw a Schalke defeat by the broadest goal margin that has ever occured in a final match in the history of the tournament. Despite being the clear favourite over the second-division MSV Duisburg, the Schalke squad gave an appalling display of inability and helplessness. With only eleven minutes into the game, they were already three goals and one man behind, after Duisburg's Olcay Sahan scored twice in the 2nd and 4th minute, and an additional penalty goal by Benjamin Kern seven minutes later that also saw the Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer sent off the pitch for a professional foul against the Duisburg attacker and Austrian international Stefan Maierhofer. An excellent display of the reserve goalie Mathias Schober, who was substituted for the field player Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and who warded off uncountable of scoring chances, the MSV Duisburg was able to only score one more time in the first half, when Stefan Maierhofer scored a header following a corner kick in the 44th minute for the 4-0 halftime score. The second half started rather uneventful, with only few chances and the match generally cooling down a bit. This all changed however, when in the 51st, 64th, and 69th minute Schalke's Spanish international Raúl became the first player in the history of professional German football ever to score an own goal hattrick, expanding Duisburg's already comfortable lead even further to 7-0. Angry at himself, his tough luck, and the complete abandonment by his teammates, Raúl simply leaves the pitch without having been officially substituted by Schalke manager Ralf Rangnick. The 6-0 own goal, which was scored through a rather beautiful sideways bicycle kick that was meant to resolve a dangerous situation in the penalty box, was later honoured with the 'Tor des Jahres' award. A completely shattered Schalke side that had now clearly lost all will to play, could not prevent Duisburg from scoring three more times. The 8-0 was scored by Maurice Exslager (who was substituted only two minutes prior for Stefan Maierhofer) in the 75th minute through a volley shot from 35 metres distance, followed by the 9-0 in the 88th minute by Duisburg living legend Ivica 'Ivo' Grlic, who dribbled himself through six Schalke defenders to eventually net the ball in with a back-heel, tunnelling the powerless Schalke keeper Mathias Schober in an almost slapsticky manner. The last goal of the match was then scored by none other than Duisburg's own goalkeeper, the American international David Yelldell, who scored a penalty against his counterpart from Schalke in the first minute of the additional time for the final result of 10-0. After this historical match, Schalke's main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who had to watch most of the game from the stand, gave an interview in which he ranted at his teammates and various club officials, adding that he would be "glad to finally leave for Bayern München for the next season, not having to deal with anyone from this horrible [Schalke] club anymore".
Even worse than the display of the Schalke squad on the pitch was the behaviour of many of their fans in the city of Berlin after the match. While the Duisburg fans peacefully celebrated the historic victory over their archenemy and their first national title in the various pubs of the German capital, the Schalke fans started a rampage that would find its place in the history books as the worst football riot of all time. With thrown in shop windows and burning cars being among the rather moderate events, other incidents would give Schalke fans a horrible reputation for years to come. Shortly after the game, a group of extremely drunk Schalke fans climbed the Brandenburg Gate, proceeding to strip naked, urinate and defacate from the top, all while burning MSV Duisburg flags and other devotional objects and shouting almost unintelligible insults and obscenities towards fans of Duisburg, DFB officials, and the dispatched police officers. Videos of this incident would soon circulate all over the internet and eventually make its way into many German comedy shows. While miraculously nobody was seriously hurt in the three-day long riots, the Berlin police later estimated the property damage caused by Schalke fans all around the city TO BE IN THE BILLIONS.
2011 DFB-Pokal Final, 21 May 2011
MSV Duisburg 10-0 FC Schalke 04
The final of the 2011 DFB-Pokal in the Olympiastadion of Berlin saw a Schalke defeat by the broadest goal margin that has ever occured in a final match in the history of the tournament. Despite being the clear favourite over the second-division MSV Duisburg, the Schalke squad gave an appalling display of inability and helplessness. With only eleven minutes into the game, they were already three goals and one man behind, after Duisburg's Olcay Sahan scored twice in the 2nd and 4th minute, and an additional penalty goal by Benjamin Kern seven minutes later that also saw the Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer sent off the pitch for a professional foul against the Duisburg attacker and Austrian international Stefan Maierhofer. An excellent display of the reserve goalie Mathias Schober, who was substituted for the field player Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and who warded off uncountable of scoring chances, the MSV Duisburg was able to only score one more time in the first half, when Stefan Maierhofer scored a header following a corner kick in the 44th minute for the 4-0 halftime score. The second half started rather uneventful, with only few chances and the match generally cooling down a bit. This all changed however, when in the 51st, 64th, and 69th minute Schalke's Spanish international Raúl became the first player in the history of professional German football ever to score an own goal hattrick, expanding Duisburg's already comfortable lead even further to 7-0. Angry at himself, his tough luck, and the complete abandonment by his teammates, Raúl simply leaves the pitch without having been officially substituted by Schalke manager Ralf Rangnick. The 6-0 own goal, which was scored through a rather beautiful sideways bicycle kick that was meant to resolve a dangerous situation in the penalty box, was later honoured with the 'Tor des Jahres' award. A completely shattered Schalke side that had now clearly lost all will to play, could not prevent Duisburg from scoring three more times. The 8-0 was scored by Maurice Exslager (who was substituted only two minutes prior for Stefan Maierhofer) in the 75th minute through a volley shot from 35 metres distance, followed by the 9-0 in the 88th minute by Duisburg living legend Ivica 'Ivo' Grlic, who dribbled himself through six Schalke defenders to eventually net the ball in with a back-heel, tunnelling the powerless Schalke keeper Mathias Schober in an almost slapsticky manner. The last goal of the match was then scored by none other than Duisburg's own goalkeeper, the American international David Yelldell, who scored a penalty against his counterpart from Schalke in the first minute of the additional time for the final result of 10-0. After this historical match, Schalke's main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who had to watch most of the game from the stand, gave an interview in which he ranted at his teammates and various club officials, adding that he would be "glad to finally leave for Bayern München for the next season, not having to deal with anyone from this horrible [Schalke] club anymore".
Even worse than the display of the Schalke squad on the pitch was the behaviour of many of their fans in the city of Berlin after the match. While the Duisburg fans peacefully celebrated the historic victory over their archenemy and their first national title in the various pubs of the German capital, the Schalke fans started a rampage that would find its place in the history books as the worst football riot of all time. With thrown in shop windows and burning cars being among the rather moderate events, other incidents would give Schalke fans a horrible reputation for years to come. Shortly after the game, a group of extremely drunk Schalke fans climbed the Brandenburg Gate, proceeding to strip naked, urinate and defacate from the top, all while burning MSV Duisburg flags and other devotional objects and shouting almost unintelligible insults and obscenities towards fans of Duisburg, DFB officials, and the dispatched police officers. Videos of this incident would soon circulate all over the internet and eventually make its way into many German comedy shows. While miraculously nobody was seriously hurt in the three-day long riots, the Berlin police later estimated the property damage caused by Schalke fans all around the city TO BE IN THE BILLIONS.
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