Nine-man Schalke holds on for draw with Hoffenheim
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12/14/2008 - Sinsheim, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Schalke earned a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim at Carl Benz Stadion on Sunday despite playing the final 10 minutes of the game with only nine men.
Gerald Asamoah put Schalke ahead 40 minutes into the game, but Jermaine Jones received his second yellow card in the 57th minute, reducing Schalke to 10 men.
The hosts took advantage and equalized 15 minutes later on a brilliant free- kick from Selim Teber, but after the visitors went down to nine men with Orlando Engelaar being sent off, Hoffenheim failed to produce a winner.
The result leaves Hoffenheim tied atop the Bundesliga table with Bayern Munich on 35 points, although the promoted side holds a slight edge in goal differential.
The league will now go into a six-week winter break and will resume play on Friday, January 30.
Sejad Salihovic had the first good chance of the game with a 25-yard free-kick that forced Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to make a diving stop, but after two misses from inside the area by Demba Ba, Schalke struck first.
Halil Altintop slipped a lovely ball into the box for Asamoah and he struck a first-time shot past the onrushing Daniel Haas, giving the visitors a 1-0 halftime advantage.
Things did not start well for Schalke in the second half as Jones was booked for the second time after fouling Luis Gustavo Dias from behind.
Teber was brought on in the 49th minute and he made quite an impact, dropping a free-kick from 30 yards over the wall and into the bottom left corner, with Neuer getting his fingertips on the shot.
Tobias Weis then volleyed dangerously over the net from the top of the box for Hoffenheim, but they got another boost minutes later when Engelaar fouled Teber to find himself in the book for a second time.
However, Schalke defended well and the hosts best chance at grabbing a winner came with eight minutes to play when Dias struck a shot from 30 yards that forced Neuer to tip the ball around the left post.
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