Half-Time Report: Leroy Sane pulls Schalke 04 level with Hertha Berlin at half time

Leroy Sane's strike has pulled Schalke 04 level at 1-1 with hosts Hertha Berlin at half time in the Bundesliga this afternoon.

The visitors came close in the opening minutes when Christian Fuchs let fly from distance, only to see Thomas Kraft make a save down at his bottom-right corner.

Berlin took the lead with their first real opportunity as Anis Ben-Hatira found himself with space to convert into the centre of goal past a helpless Timon Wellenreuther.

Schalke pushed to restore parity before the break, with Sane seeing a decent attempt from the centre of the box blocked on its way to goal.

Sane had not given up, though, and he returned to pull Schalke level on the stroke of half time with a neat finish from around six yards out.