Dominic MostertDecember 22, 2020 • Latest update: 21:45

Huub Stevens wages off with a victory as interim trainer of Schalke 04. After the disappointing league defeat against Arminia Bielefeld (0-1), a 1-3 victory over fourth divisionist SSV Ulm 1846 followed on Tuesday evening in the sixteenth final of the DFB-Pokal. was probably his last game on the bench, because Stevens has a license that is only valid until January 1, 2021. He announced in the run-up to the duel with Ulm that he did not intend to extend it. At the same time, RB Leipzig won 0-3 against FC Augsburg, partly due to an outstanding Angeliño.

SSV Ulm 1846 – Schalke 04 1-3
The match against Ulm, still active in the Bundesliga in 2000, was a welcome distraction for Schalke. That snap have been waiting for a victory in the Bundesliga since 17 January, but won in the previous round of the cup with 1-4 to 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 and also had little trouble with Ulm. At half time it was 0-1 due to a goal from Suat Serdar: the midfielder opened the score after 26 minutes with a nice shot from a distance.

In the second half, Benito Raman closed the game with two goals. The attacker was alert in the rebound five minutes after the break after an attempt by Amine Harit and after just over an hour of play the 0-3 followed. Ulm, who played in the Regionalliga Südwest, did something back in the final phase via Johannes Reichert, who scored in the rebound after his penalty was turned by Ralf Fahrmann. For Schalke, the cup match was the last performance of 2020. The club will start the new year with an away match against Hertha BSC on Saturday, January 2.

FC Augsburg – RB Leipzig 0-3
The number three of the Bundesliga took the lead after ten minutes against the number eleven. After a corner by Angeliño, Willi Orban withdrew from the attention of the defense, after which he headed in from close range. The 0-2 followed fifteen minutes before the end: Dani Olmo found Yussuf Poulsen, who headed towards the penalty area, cut in along the sixteen-meter line and eventually hit through the inside of the post. Angeliño set the final score with a lovely diagonal swipe with the left leg in the top right corner.