Schalke 04 celebrate derby win over Dortmund

Gelsenkirchen - Schalke won the derby against their rival Borussia Dortmund by 2-1.

Both teams showed a lot of commitment in the first half, what was missing was the creating of good opportunities to score.

Only two minutes after the break, it was Nuri Sahin who brought Dortmund in front by a penalty (46.). Twenty minutes later, Schalke scored the equalizer (Höwedes, 66.), and with seven minutes to go in the match, Rakitic delivered the winning goal for his team Schalke 04.

"It was a nice derby with a lot of emotions, commitment and a win for our team. We are very happy that we beat Dortmund, as this match is one of the most important events of the year for our fans" said Rafinha after the match.

With this result, Schalke stay on position three in the table, but now only one point behind the leader of the table, Bayer Leverkusen.