Empty-handed in Hamburg

Match summary

It was a fiercely contested, intense match right from the outset at the sold-out Millerntor-Stadion on Saturday.

Chance for Führich

Chris Führich had the first opportunity of the match when he found himself with just the goalkeeper to beat following a fine Maximilian Mittelstädt pass, but Nikola Vasilj produced an excellent reflex save to keep out his close-range shot from a tight angle.

St. Pauli take the lead

Sebastian Hoeneß’s men enjoyed plenty of possession but found it tough to create any further clear-cut openings. The hosts were a constant threat on the break and took the lead in the 35^th minute when Arkadiusz Pyrka cut in from the left and passed inside towards Danel Sinani, whose dummy allowed the unmarked Manolis Saliakas to rifle an unstoppable shot into the top right-hand corner from the edge of the area.

St. Pauli with the rub of the green

The hosts were fortunate in the 50^th minute when Adam Dzwigala’s attempted clearance struck his own post. Lady Luck was on their side again five minutes later when the ball bounced off Führich’s hand, giving Pauli a penalty that Sinani confidently converted to make it 2-0.

Undav fires over

Stuttgart subsequently increased the tempo and could have pulled a goal back shortly before the hour-mark, only for Deniz Undav to see his dink from 15 metres go over the goalkeeper and over the bar (59’). VfB had plenty of the ball after that but laboured to make an impact in the final third.

Leweling with the consolation

In the closing stages, Alexander Nübel thwarted Martijn Kaars following a counter (83’) and a long-range Sinani effort (86’), before Jamie Leweling reduced the deficit in the final minute with a low drive from the edge of the box. That was as good as it got from Hoeneß’s men, however, leaving them to return home from Hamburg nursing a 2-1 defeat.

Die Tore:

1:0 – 35. Minute: Nach einem Einwurf macht St. Pauli das Spiel schnell. Im Strafraum wird Manolis Saliakis freikombiniert, der wuchtig ins rechte Eck trifft. Der VfB liegt zurück.

2:0 – 55. Minute: Nachdem Chris Führich der Ball an die Hand springt, wird nach Videobeweis auf Elfmeter entschieden. Für den FC St. Pauli tritt Danel Sinani an und trifft ins rechte Eck.

2:1 – 90. Minute: Nach mehreren geblockten Schüssen im Strafraum landet der Ball vor den Füßen von Jamie Leweling, der schnell reagiert und ins kurze Eck abschließt.

Die Besonderheiten:

Serienende. Der VfB hat erstmals seit sieben Bundesliga-Spielen wieder eine Partie verloren.

Support. Erst in Kiel, nun in Hamburg – auch beim zweiten Gastspiel binnen drei Tagen im Norden erlebte der VfB eine beeindruckende Unterstützung. Mehr als 2.800 Fans begleiteten den VfB am Millerntor.

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Goals

35^th minute: Pyrka slides the ball into the middle from the left. Sinani’s dummy leaves Saliakas in space and he smashes it into the top-right hand corner from near the edge of the area.

55^th minute: Sinani makes it 2-0 for St. Pauli with a penalty into the bottom right-hand corner.

90^th minute: Leweling fires in at the near post from 15 metres out to make the final score 2-1.

 

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