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Arminia Bielefeld 0 - 2 Schalke

23' [0 - 1] G.A. Varela
74' [0 - 2] H. Altintop

Arminia Bielefeld 0-2 Schalke

Schalke climbed above Karlsruhe into fifth with a 2-0 win, which inflicted further misery upon a Bielefeld side in freefall.

Schalke had a goal from Gustavo Varela ruled out after six minutes after Kuranyi had been adjudged to have used a push on defender Kucera when flicking the ball on.

The Königsblauen did then score a legitimate goal after 24 minutes with Varela this time seeing his effort count. Westermann fired in a cross, which found Varela unmarked and the Uruguayan scored with a mixture of his head and shoulder.

The points were made secure with a second goal for the visitors in the second half with Halil Altintop scoring the decisive goal. Kuranyi laid the ball off following a Christian Pander free kick, and Altintop had an easy job to slot home.