Miguel Cardoso’s troops got their 2026/27 campaign off to a solid start following the delayed beginning to the season. The Brazilians booked their place in the MTN8 semi-finals after overcoming Rise and Shine in the second match of the Wafa Wafa tournament on Saturday evening, with the encounter once again going beyond 90 minutes before a late goal finally sealed the victory.
While 100,000 fans joined the professionals in Gelsenkirchen in gearing up for the Bundesliga comeback, Schalke’s second team produced an astonishing performance in the Regionalliga West in Bocholt.
