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Schalke stretch winless run after conceding late equaliser at Augsburg

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - December 13, 2020 Schalke 04's Can Bozdogan in action with FC Augsburg's Florian Niederlechner Pool via REUTERS/Afpbun2

Schalke 04 came from a goal down to lead against Augsburg but conceded a stoppage-time equaliser on Sunday to stretch their winless run to 27 matches with a 2-2 draw.

Marco Richter headed in from close range deep in stoppage time to deny the Royal Blues their first league win since January.

Schalke had to endure a nightmare start with forward Mark Uth being seriously injured in the 11th minute after a head clash with Augsburg's Felix Uduokhai.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - December 13, 2020 FC Augsburg players celebrate after Schalke 04's Suat Serdar scored an own goal and their first Pool via REUTERS/Christof Stache

Uth fell briefly unconscious and was put on a drip and rushed to hospital. He was later diagnosed with a concussion and the club said he was likely to leave the hospital as early as Monday.

To make matters worse, Schalke's Suat Serdar scored an own goal in the 32nd.

But they kept calm and earned a deserved equaliser with Benito Raman's quick break and good finish in the 52nd minute before Augsburg were left with 10 men when Florian Niederlechner was sent off for a second booking.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - December 13, 2020 Schalke 04's Mark Uth in action with FC Augsburg's Robert Gumny and Felix Uduokhai Pool via REUTERS/Christof Stache

The visitors turned the game around when Nassim Boujellab tapped in a cutback for the lead in the 61st. The 21-year-old Morocco international came close to adding another in the 78th but fired over the bar from six metres out.

Instead, Augsburg got an equaliser through Richter to rescue a point.

"We have to do everything until the last second otherwise we won't win," said Schalke coach Manuel Baum. "We had talked about that in the changing room."

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - December 13, 2020 Schalke 04's Mark Uth receives medical attention after sustaining an injury Pool via REUTERS/Christof Stache

"But we are getting closer. We fought hard. We will continue to fight in the last two games of the year in order to get our first three points to put under the Christmas tree."

"You cannot blame the team for a lack of fight. They battled hard."

The result left Schalke in last place on four points. Augsburg moved up to 10th on 13.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - December 13, 2020 Schalke 04's Alessandro Schopf in action with FC Augsburg's Felix Uduokhai Pool via REUTERS/Christof Stache

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Toby Davis)

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