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21:59
There are still 20 minutes left and there is not much to be seen of the Kiezkickers who were so active in the first round at the moment. But Arminen aren’t really in the mood either, playing forward too timidly and with a lot of mistakes.
68
21:57
Daniel Scherning makes another change and brings Brian Lasme into the game alongside Christian Gebauer.
68
21:56
Brian Lasme comes on at Arminia Bielefeld
68
21:56
Substitution at Arminia Bielefeld: Jomaine Consbruch
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21:56
Substitution at Arminia Bielefeld: Christian Gebauer
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21:56
Substitution at Arminia Bielefeld: Lukas Klünter
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21:56
Masaya Okugawa captures the ball on the right wing and then just bangs his head through the wall. He pushes into the center with a lot of speed and then stops at it from 23 meters. However, the ball clearly misses the Hamburg goal to the left. Kick off St. Pauli.
66
21:55
Arminia can counter after a weak Paqarada cross. The high ball from his own third house sends Serra on his way, but Vasilj comes out in time and clears the situation a good 30 meters in front of his own box with a diving header.
64
21:53
Schultz is now using his first change option and brings Otto for Amenyido.
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21:53
Substitution at FC St. Pauli: David Otto
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21:52
Substitution at FC St. Pauli: Etienne Amenyido
64
21:52
After a low ball Amenyido and Andrade fight for the ball. Fraisl plays it safe, sprints to it and balances the ball out of the danger zone with a resolute tackle.
61
21:49
Hartel has to do it alone when pushing through the center. His left-footed shot from 16 yards comes too central to Fraisl, who grabs it safely and buries the ball under him.
60
21:47
When Klos returns, the batteries are now empty. Serra takes over for the captain.
60
21:47
Substitution at Arminia Bielefeld: Janni-Luca Serra
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21:47
Substitution at Arminia Bielefeld: Fabian Klos
57
21:44
The blues are now much more actively involved in the game, but do not come to any significant conclusions. The guests from Hamburg also defend in a concentrated manner and allow little. The spectators still see a clear increase in the East Westphalians in the second round and reward it accordingly.
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21:42
After winning the ball in the center, Masaya Okugawa comes up with a strong pass at the moment of transition, but Betim Fazliji boils it off in a duel. Strongly defended.
51.
21:39
A Paqarada cross slides through the entire Ostwestfalen penalty area to Saliakas, whose low cross lands in the middle of the Bielefeld defense. Unfortunately, the game remains offensive in the first minutes of the second half.
49
21:37
Now Hack is through from the left, but hits the next incredibly weak cross, which again ends up in the safe hands of Vasilj.
48
21:36
Lukas Klünter defends very attentively, can take the ball from Leart Paqarada and advance into the opposing third. The cross from the right half field lacks any precision. The ball is found food for Nikola Vasilj, who grabs it safely.
46
21:33
The referee releases the second round. Both teams initially continue unchanged. The ball rolls again.
46
21:33
Kick-off 2nd half
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21:17
Mid-term conclusion:
Without stoppage time, the referee whistles to end the first half when the score is 0:0. There really isn’t much good that can be said about the encounter. The spectators saw a very uneventful match over long stretches, in which Bielefeld in particular did practically nothing for the game. The Blues were mostly good, but defended a few times too airily. Overall, the leadership of the more dedicated guests would have been well deserved. Too often, however, the Kiezkicker lacked the precision, creativity and clout to come to more compelling conclusions. Overall, the potential for growth is enormous.
44
21:13
The Hamburgers don’t risk too much anymore either. Looks like both teams want to go into the dressing room with the draw and then regroup for the second 45 minutes.
41
21:11
Five minutes until the break and at the moment the game is flattening out again. Looks like too much will happen in the first round.
38
21:09
The East Westphalians come into the switching game, but play the counterattack too erratically. Consbruch tries to get the inaccurate ball on goal from 20 yards out, but the blocked shot is easily cleared by Afeez Aremu.
35
21:05
Lukas Daschner has a lot of space and comes to the end from 14 meters half right position. However, the ball comes halfway up and centrally on goal. Martin Fraisl can easily clear with a fist defense.
33
21:03
Leart Paqarada goes through on the right and sends a sharp cross into the center, where Jackson narrowly misses Irvine. This is now for the first time very airy defended by the East Westphalians.
31
21:01
Half an hour has passed and the game is going very uneventfully on the Bielefeld arm. The Blues sometimes seem unsettled and don’t really do much for the game. The FCSP can’t find a recipe against the concentrated compactness of the blue ones either.
28
20:58
The Hamburgers are the harder team, but they simply don’t get enough of the Bielefeld chains. Overall the game is pretty tough.
25
20:55
After an attack on the right, the ball slips through to Bastian Oczipka, who simply tries to hit it from ten meters on the left. The finish isn’t bad, but clearly misses to the left. Kick off St. Pauli.
22
20:51
Offensive comes from the blue very little. The home side are concentrating on defending and lurking for opportunities to get into the transition game. However, the FCSP does not really offer much defensively either.
19
20:50
Brilliant parade Fraisl! Now the Kiezkicker are quickly combining. Daschner sends Hartel into the interface with a flat diagonal pass and the 26-year-old only has Fraisl running out in front of him. The keeper punches the conclusion from 15 meters away and prevents the gap.
18
20:48
Hartel takes the free kick due directly to Fraisl, who makes the game fast and puts Hack down with a long drive. However, the ball is carried too far to the right and Aremu is there in time to stop Hack.
17
20:47
Yellow card for Ivan Lepinjica (Arminia Bielefeld)
Lepinjica comes clearly too late in the duel and sees the first yellow card of the game for a hard entry.
14
20:43
In the case of a Hartel corner kick from the left, Klos helps out at the back and keeps the air superiority in his own sixteen. The captain of the Arminia clarifies for sure.
12.
20:42
St. Pauli has a little more of the game, but can’t get through at all because Bielefeld defend very attentively. After a Paqarada throw-in, Daschner cannot claim the ball against Consbruch.
9.
20:39
Both teams defend well and very effectively block the opponent’s way into their own third. The intensive initial phase takes place mainly in midfield.
6.
20:36
Klos rebounds a high ball deep for Oczipka, but Irvine anticipates his pass perfectly. The 29-year-old catches the ball with a tackle. Strongly defended.
3.
20:33
St. Pauli presents itself dangerously in front of the Arminia goal for the first time. After a Hartel corner kick, Dźwigała gets a shot at the near post, but doesn’t get enough pressure and precision with the ball, which doesn’t pose any problems for Martin Fraisl.
1.
20:31
The hosts go straight to the attack. Bastian Oczipka marches left in the direction of the opposing box, but then fails to find the incoming Fabian Klos with a sharp cross. Kick off St. Pauli.
1.
20:30
The ball is rolling in the SchücoArena. The East Westphalians wear all white. The guests from Hamburg are dressed completely in brown. Let’s go on the Alm.
20:05
Another interesting aspect is that FC St. Pauli traditionally found it very difficult in second division away games when they were relegated from the Bundesliga. The FCSP has only won one of the last 16 guest appearances in a Bundesliga team that has been relegated (five draws, ten defeats). Currently, however, there is a dry spell of ten games in a row without a win.
20:00
The two teams have faced each other a total of 32 times and with 14 wins the FCSP clearly leads the direct comparison (ten draws, eight defeats). Most recently, the duel was clearly in the hands of Hamburg, who have been unbeaten against the Blues for five competitive games (three wins, two draws). However, the last match in Bielefeld ended on July 29, 2019 with the points being shared (1:1).
19:54
The Kiezkicker have now gone ten away games in the 2nd Bundesliga without a win (four draws, six defeats) – longer than any other current second division team. So today in Bielefeld it’s also about turning the tide, for which Timo Schultz only makes one change to his starting eleven compared to the narrow cup defeat: Manolis Saliakas moves into the starting eleven for Connor Metcalfe (bank).
19:48
After seven league games without a win (four draws, three defeats), FC St. Pauli celebrated an impressive 3-0 home win over arch-rivals Hamburger SV last weekend. The Kiezkicker came within a hair’s breadth of transporting the momentum of the derby victory to the DFB Cup. After a hard fight at SC Freiburg, the FCSP finally had to admit defeat to the Bundesliga club 2-1 after extra time.
19:42
For Arminen, tonight is primarily about making amends. Compared to the cup debacle, Daniel Scherning switched to five positions: Oczipka, Klünter, Okugawa, Lepinjica and returning Klos start for Gebauer, Prietl, Serra, Bello (all four benches) and Klimowicz (not in the squad).
19:36
Arminia Bielefeld has not only lost the last three league games in a row, but also got under the wheels in the second round of the DFB Cup during the week. The East Westphalians lost 6-0 away at VfB Stuttgart. Overall, the Blues have lost five of the last six competitive games. The eight out of a possible 36 points also correspond to the worst record of a Bundesliga relegation team in 20 years.
19:30
Good evening and welcome to the SchücoArena. Here Arminia Bielefeld welcomes FC St. Pauli at 8:30 p.m. as part of the 13th match day of the 2nd Bundesliga.