Schalke off the mark with hard-fought win against Union Berlin

Union Berlin 1-3 Schalke

Goals: 0-1 Gosens 25', 0-2 Aouchiche 48' (assist: Adamu), 1-2 Skarke 90'+6 (assist: Rothe), 1-3 Wöber 90'+13 (assist: Hwang)

Both sides went into this Matchday 3 fixture with only a single point from their first two games. Union had drawn 3-3 with Frankfurt before losing 4-0 in Leverkusen, while Schalke had lost 3-0 in Augsburg before holding Bayern Munich to a goalless draw.

Mauro Lustrinelli made two changes to his starting XI, bringing back Leopold Querfeld and handing Woo-yeong Jeong his first league start of the season. Miron Muslić also rotated twice, with Junior Adamu and captain Kenan Karaman coming into the side.