Overview
- Kenan Karaman converted a first‑half stoppage‑time penalty after Tim Oberdorf caught Nikola Katic in the head attempting a clearance.
- Fortuna’s Oberdorf was sent off in the 55th minute for a second yellow after a foul on Christopher Antwi‑Adjei, reducing the hosts to ten.
- Vitalie Becker secured the result with an 81st‑minute strike, his first goal for Schalke.
- Schalke moved to 34 points and widened their cushion at the top, backed by an estimated 20,000 traveling supporters in Düsseldorf.
- Schalke said Karaman’s withdrawal was precautionary, as Fortuna’s turmoil grows following Klaus Allofs’ decision not to extend his contract.