“Sepp van den Berg’s crucial goal for Schalke after six-month injury”

Sepp van den Berg, who is currently on loan at Schalke from Liverpool, scored his first top-flight goal in a crucial relegation match against Werder Bremen. The Dutch centre-back had been out of action for almost seven months due to injury but was brought on as a substitute by manager Thomas Reis with his team in desperate need of a goal. Schalke found themselves 1-0 down and with the two sides above them both avoiding defeat, things were looking bleak. However, van den Berg swung his left foot at a clearance on the edge of the box, hitting the back of the net and securing three points for his team. The win provided a huge lifeline to Schalke, who could now manage to stave off relegation that previously looked inevitable.