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St. Pauli loses for the first time in months
Magdeburg is celebrating – FC St. Pauli, on the other hand, has lost a league game for the first time this season. photo
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Now FC St. Pauli has been hit again. The 0:1 in Magdeburg means the first defeat of the season.
The Hamburg team started very aggressively against their favorite opponent, against whom they had never lost before. Johannes Eggestein missed the early lead (5th). The FCM only rarely appeared in the opponent’s penalty area in the first 20 minutes. Herbert Bockhorn was denied by Vasilj, who responded strongly with a foot save (13′). After 25 minutes, the hosts got the game and their opponents under control without creating any great chances.
St. Pauli was more active again in the second half. But Magdeburg was waiting for a counterattack like Luc Castaignos, who was denied by Vasilj in the 60th minute. The goalkeeper made more and more careless mistakes when making passes in his own penalty area. The FCM used one of them through Atik. The guests seemed increasingly out of ideas in the opposing penalty area.
Eintracht continues to improve: 2-0 against KSC
Eintracht Braunschweig has ended Karlsruher SC’s series and left the relegation places for the time being. Thanks to a committed defensive performance, Lower Saxony deservedly won 2-0 (1-0) against KSC. Hasan Kurucay (13th) with a penalty kick and Ermin Bicakcic (75th) scored the goals for Braunschweig’s third win in the fourth game of the second half of the season. The Karlsruhe team suffered their first defeat after eight games and remain in mid-table.
The KSC was the team that dominated the game. Despite a possession share of 66 percent, coach Christian Eichner’s team rarely had any chances. The guests couldn’t think of anything against Braunschweig’s strong, compact defense. Above all, the outstanding Bicakcic directed the defense and was also present on the offensive. So he took the penalty to take the lead and was the hero of the Braunschweig fans among the 19,595 spectators in the second half with his goal. The hosts could have won even more, but missed a few counterattack opportunities.
Setback for Düsseldorf: 1-1 against Elversberg
For Fortuna Düsseldorf the wait for their first win in the league this year continues. In the 1-1 (1-0) draw against SV Elversberg, coach Daniel Thioune’s team remained unsuccessful in their fourth game since the end of the winter break. Unlike the cup coup a week and a half earlier at FC St. Pauli, which paved the way to the semi-finals, there was a lot to be desired for the sixth-place team in the duel with the promoted team. In front of 31,034 spectators in the Merkur Spiel-Arena, starting eleven debutant Joseph Boyamba (53rd minute) gave the guests a deserved point win. Previously, Isak Johannesson (19th) had put Fortuna in the lead.
This time the game was not as clear as in the first leg, when the Düsseldorf team had inflicted their opponents’ heaviest defeat in the second division to date with a score of 5-0. Although the Thioune team dominated the action in the first half, they missed many good chances. With the goal conceded by Johannesson, who put the ball into the net from close range, Elversberg was well served until the break.
After the restart, the promoted team increased their resistance. Boyamba’s second goal of the season was the reward for more wit and courage. In a largely uneventful final phase, Fortuna was no longer able to really unsettle the opposing defense. The only thing that caused excitement was the supposed Elversberg winning goal by Wahid Faghir (89th), which was disallowed due to an offside position.
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