Stevens: Schalke inferior despite win

Schalke coach Huub Stevens admitted his side had been second best against Hamburg despite winning 3-1 at the Arena AufSchalke yesterday. The Dutch coach praised his side's efficiency, which was not lost on opposition coach Thorsten Fink either. "We were very effective," said Stevens."In truth, Hamburg were the better team over the whole game. "We fought hard, but I did not see any good football and that was down to tiredness after the tough game in Enschede and the big disappointment in losing there because of a refereeing decision. But we have a great attitude and we showed it against a really good Hamburg side." Fink said his side had never planned on getting three points in Gelsenkirchen, but given the way the game went, he was disappointed not to have taken something out of it. "We try to play the game and Schalke just took their chances," he said. "Schalke were more incisive so, therefore, we deserved to lose."