Schalke's first victory

Schalke, the seven-time German champions and recent returnees to the top flight, secured their first victory of the season as they defeated hosts Union Berlin 3-1 in Berlin on Tuesday, in the opening match of the third round of the German Bundesliga. Schalke owed their win to new signing Robin Gosens, the former Union Berlin player, who opened the scoring in the 25th minute, before Algerian international Adl Guedioura added a second early in the second half (46th minute), and Austrian Maximilian Wober sealed the third goal in the 90+13th minute. Tim Skarke scored Union Berlin’s only goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Schalke temporarily moved up to seventh place with four points, while Union Berlin remained in 15th place with just one point, still searching for their first win of the season. The round concludes today with matches between RB Leipzig and Hamburg, and Elversberg and Bayern Munich.