It was an intense derby. In the end there were seven yellow cards – four for St. Pauli. Walter saw yellow at HSV just like Sonny Kittel. It was the fifth for the playmaker. The top scorer will miss the game in Darmstadt in two weeks.
HSV superior, but only St. Pauli meets
The St. Pauli defense, which was so strong in the cup against Borussia Dortmund (2-1) and again featured James Lawrence instead of captain Philipp Ziereis, was initially completely overwhelmed. Farid Alidou should have made it 1-0 in the third minute. HSV’s left winger was completely free from ten meters, but shot well over it. Three minutes later, Moritz Heyer headed the ball against the post. And again just four pointer turns later, a shot from Miro Muheim, which was still slightly deflected, rushed centimeters over the goal.
The fact that the derby was so one-sided in the first 15 minutes was just as remarkable as the 0-0 lead despite these three top-class HSV players. On the other hand, the home side only lived up to their reputation as the league’s death chance.