Schalke needed penalties to defeat Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund in their Supercup encounter.
Dortmund had the better of the chances in a evasive encounter but failed to hold their nerve in the penalty shootout with misses by Kevin Grosskreutz and Ivan Perisic proving costly.
The champions dominated the opening 45 minutes, with Sebastian Kehl first to go close on 24 minutes when his header from a corner crashed against the post.
Grosskreutz fired wide of the goal post 11 minutes before the break while on 43 minutes Robert Lewandowski let fly from the edge of the area but Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann made the stop.
Fahrmann was again in action four minutes after the restart as Lewandowski took aim with a powerful drive that seemed intended for the top corner before being parried to safety.
Schalke finally found a way through the organised Dortmund side on 74 minutes when Jan Moravek was presented with a easiest chance in front of the goal but Roman Weidenfeller did well to narrow the angle as the chance went begging.
With normal time unable to produce a winner the match went straight to penalties, and soon Dortmund came unstuck.
Ilkay Gundogan and Mats Hummels netted Dortmund's opening kicks while Schalke did likewise through Lewis Holtby and Edu, but Grosskreutz missed to pile the pressure on the champions.
Moritz Leitner's successful kick kept Dortmund in at as Schalke stayed perfect with efforts from Benedikt Howedes and Jose Manuel Jurado, but the game was up for Jurgen Klopp's men when Perisic failed to convert his chance.
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