Berlin: Schalke progressed to the second round of the German Cup football competition after overcoming lower league side Schweinfurt 2-0, thanks to the goals from Nabil Bentaleb and Adam Jabiri.
Fourth division side Schweinfurt gave last season’s runner up Schalke a hard time but Nabil Bentaleb’s opener and Adam Jabiri’s own goal smoothed the way for the expected but hard-earned victory on Friday.
Schalke assumed control from the kick-off and were able to threaten the hosts through Guido Burgstaller, who pulled wide from close range in the 7th minute. Elsewhere, second division side Darmstadt edged Magdeburg on the sole goal from Tobias Kempe.
