Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Schalke 2-2 Montpellier

Ten-man Montpellier snatched a last-
gasp 2-2 draw at Schalke in their
Champions League Group B clash.
Schalke were 2-1 up and heading for
their second Champions League win of
the season when Souleymane Camara
stunned the Veltins Arena crowd with a
curling effort round keeper Lars
Unnerstall.
It earned his team their first
Champions League point and leaves
Arsenal top of Group B on six points
after their 3-1 win over Olympiakos.
Montpellier's Morocco forward Karim
Ait-Fana gave his side the lead when he
curled in a goal from distance with only
13 minutes gone.
But Schalke teenager Julia Draxler, 19,
equalised, becoming the youngest ever
German scorer in Champions League
history.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's pass split the
defence to put Draxler into space and
the teenager skipped around
Montpellier goalkeeper Geoffrey
Jourdren before he slotted home.
Schalke took the lead on 52 - Garry
Bocaly chopped Draxler in the area
and referee Sergey Karasev showed no
hesitation in awarding a penalty - and a
red card.
Draxler had to be taken off in obvious
discomfort after landing heavily on his
arm but Huntelaar slammed the
penalty into the bottom left hand
corner.
The Dutch striker, the Bundesliga's top
scorer last season, blew a glorious
chance to seal it on 88 when he fired
wide, and Montpellier raced straight up
the other end on the counter, and
Camara snatched the point.


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