Hannover 96 comes under the new Coach Stefan Leitl not yet in step in the new second division season. Also in the second game of the season against FC St. Pauli there was no win. The North Germans drew 2-2 late on Saturday evening (07/23/22).
Johannes Eggestein gave the visitors the lead early on (4th). Sebastian Kerk equalized for the hosts from the point (33rd). Derrick Köhn scored in the middle of the second half for the hosts to claim victory (71st). Yet Jackson Irvine destroyed Hannover’s dreams of the first win of the season in injury time.
“It was a blow in the neck”goalscorer Kerk said on Sky, “It was an open exchange. We just have to bring the thing home – same last week. Words fail me.”
Kerk to the first and to the second
In a lively and balanced game, Hamburg got off to a better start. Johannes Eggestein gave the guests a 1-0 lead early on with a shot worth seeing. However, Hannover 96 reacted well and created a slight chance.
The best opportunity came from Sebastian Kerk, who fired an indirect free kick from 12 yards over the visitors’ goal. Kerk did better later, when he converted a debatable hand penalty with a well-placed, hard shot.
Vortex about penalty decision
After the alleged handball by St. Pauli defender Dzwigala, referee Felix Zwayer awarded a penalty in the 30th minute with the help of the video assistant. the “existing camera perspectives” were not sufficient to determine the referee’s perception “refute beyond doubt” the German Football Association tweeted via its referee account.
“If you let it continue then VAR doesn’t intervene, we had luck on our side”said Hannovers Kerk. “At least I thought that he whistled relatively quickly, which surprised me”said Pauli captain Captain Leart Paqarada, but emphasized: “Once he gives it, it’s difficult to take it back. I don’t blame Mr. Zwayer for that.”
Hardly any chances to score – but then came Köhn
As a result, both teams showed good approaches in the development of the game, but could not develop any compelling shots. The hosts’ second goal came as a bit of a surprise: After a diagonal ball, Köhn came to a direct shot on the half-left from 14 meters and was lucky that Adam Dzwigala deflected the shot slightly but untenably with his shoulder.
With Hannover already celebrating victory in their minds, Irvine scored the equalizer for the Hanseatic League with a header after a free-kick cross from Leart Paqarada in five minutes of added time.
Hannover in the cup at Schott Mainz, St. Pauli before in Straelen
Both teams will play in the DFB-Pokal next weekend at lower-league clubs: Hanover plays at TSV Schott Mainz on Sunday (07/31/22, 3:30 p.m.), FC St. Pauli the day before at SV 19 Straelen (1:00 p.m.).
In the league, the next game for the Hanoverians is in Paderborn (08/06/22, 1:00 p.m.), while the Hamburgers have their next tough away game to play in Kaiserslautern.