Schalke 04 eventually turned a tight DFB Pokal tie into a clear 5-2 win over Hallescher FC after extra time, with Edin Dzeko scoring the fifth goal to settle it. The final scoreline suggests control, but it took until the added period for Schalke 04 to pull away.
At the end of the first half of extra time, the score stood at Hallescher FC 2, Schalke 04 4. Junior Adamu had already added to Schalke 04's total, and when the second half of extra time began the visitors still had the cushion they needed. Dzeko then finished the job with Schalke 04's fifth goal.
Why the extra time mattered
This was not a straightforward 90-minute win. The match had to be decided after extra time, and that changes the story of the evening. Schalke 04 were good enough to score five, but they also had to show patience before the contest finally opened up in their favour.
That is often the mark of a cup tie: one team keeps pushing, the other hangs in, and the decisive moment only comes when the pace of the match starts to rise again. Schalke 04 did not need to force the issue once they reached the latter stages of extra time. They simply had to finish the chances that came their way.
Dzeko delivers the final word
Edin Dzeko's goal was the final touch on a result that had already moved beyond doubt. Junior Adamu's extra-time strike had helped stretch the advantage before Dzeko made it 5-2, giving Schalke 04 a scoreline that reflected their superiority by the end.
For Hallescher FC, the damage was done once Schalke 04 found that extra gear in the added period. For Schalke 04, the key point is simple: they came through a difficult cup tie, scored five times, and advanced with a convincing margin after extra time.
