Schalke moved level on points with local rivals Borussia Dortmund in second place in the Bundesliga thanks to a 1-0 win at Hamburg.

Leroy Sane's close control let him down when he was put clean through on goal in the first half, but the 19-year-old showed he had not lost his touch on the hour mark as he rounded Jaroslav Drobny and tucked the ball in for the decisive goal - his third in as many games.

The Royal Blues had the better of the game with Drobny the busier of the two goalkeepers, but Hamburg still almost managed to level with a goalmouth scramble going just wide deep into stoppage time.

After conceding their first goal in three games, Hamburg fell to their first defeat in a month and missed a chance to move up to fourth in the standings.