Monday, 12th August, 2013
Schalke and Hamburg played out an entertaining 3-3 draw at the Veltins Arena in the Bundesliga yesterday.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar put the hosts 1-0 up in the second minute, but his compatriot Rafael van der Vaart equalised for Hamburg from the penalty spot in the 12th minute.
Maximilian Beister’s header made it 2-1 for the Imtech Arena outfit in the 21st minute, however Huntelaar bagged his brace just before the break from a headed effort of his own to level proceedings.
Hamburg again took the lead after half-time as Lasse Sobiech headed in a corner in the 49th minute.
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Debutant Adam Szalai then made it 3-3 with less than 20 minutes remaining as the forward fully capitalised on a Rene Adler mistake to secure a point for his side.
Elsewhere, Mainz edged past Stuttgart 3-2 at the Coface Arena.
Nicolai Muller netted twice for Mainz with Shinji Okazaki being the other scorer, while Vedad Ibisevic and Martin Harnik were on the scoresheet for the visitors.
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