On Friday evening, the first matches of the 17th round of the German "Bundesliga" championship were played. In Gelsenkirchen, "Schalke" clashed with "Hoffenheim" in their passionately prepared "Veltins" arena. The hosts proved their advantage against the visitors with a minimal difference. The only and winning goal of the match came in the 28th minute. Maximas Choupo-Moting, after receiving a pass from Johannes Geis, defeated the opponents' goalkeeper and helped the hosts secure important three points. "Schalke" climbed to fourth place after the victory, but four clubs still have the opportunity to surpass or even outperform them. Result: "Schalke" 1 - 0 "Hoffenheim" 28' [1 - 0] M. Choupo-Moting League table:
