In the 24th round of matches in the German Bundesliga, Nigeria international Chinedu Obasi got off the mark for Schalke 04 in their 4 - 0 hammering of Hoffenheim.<br /><br />What a perfect timing for the 27 - year - old forward to end his goal drought for the Royal Blues, dating back to February 4, 2012 when he was on target after 59 minutes in the 1 - 1 draw with Mainz.<br /><br />Incidentally, Chinedu Obasi arrived the Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen from Hoffenheim in the 2012 winter transfer market from Hoffenheim, where he had spent approximately half a decade.<br /><br />Schalke 04 had suffered two defeats on the bounce, first in the Champions League to Real Madrid then another in the Bundesliga clash away to Bayern Munich last weekend.<br /><br />But they got their season back on track by scoring four unreplied goals on Saturday to move fourth on the table.<br /><br />Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Schalke 04 talisman in attack, bagged a hat-trick for the home team.<br /><br />And the Dutchman could have even added more gloss to the scoreline if he had converted his spot-kick just after the half hour mark.<br /><br />Chinedu Obasi struck 11 minutes into the second half to erase any hope of a comeback by Hoffenheim.<br /><br />In the next round of fixtures, Schalke 04 are guests to Augsburg , who beat Borussia M&ouml;nchengladbach 2 - 1 this weekend.<br /><br />Photo Credit : schalke04.de<br />