Late equalization costs St. Pauli the top – HSV gets close

2nd league

Düsseldorf (AP) – FC St. Pauli missed the leap back to the top of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga by conceding a goal in injury time. The team coached by Timo Schultz did not get better than 1-1 (1-0) at SV Sandhausen, but is still part of the top trio for the time being.

Hamburger SV moved up to one of the front places after beating Karlsruher SC 3-0 (2-0) in the evening. The gap to city rivals FC St. Pauli is still five points with four remaining games of the season.

Robert Glatzel (23rd) with his 18th goal of the season, Mario Vuskovic (32nd) and Josha Vagnoman (68th) ensured a successful warm-up to the DFB Cup semi-final on Tuesday against first division club SC Freiburg. After the yellow-red card for Daniel Gordon, KSC had to play an hour outnumbered.

Burgstaller meets

In Sandhausen, Guido Burgstaller put the guests ahead with a converted penalty kick (39th minute), the late equalizer for the hosts was scored by Janik Bachmann (90+1). With 53 points, St. Pauli is at least temporarily tied for second place behind FC Schalke 04. But the competitors can do better on Sunday. Werder Bremen receives pursuers 1. FC Nürnberg (49), Schalke travel to Darmstadt (51).

For Sandhausen, on the other hand, the danger of relegation is not banned despite the point win. The advantage over the relegation place, where SG Dynamo Dresden is currently, is still six points.

The Dresdeners, who were still without a win in the second half of the season, were also unable to reverse the trend in the home game against Holstein Kiel. Coach Guerino Capretti’s team did not get more than a draw at 0-0 and is 16th in the table. little chance of staying in the class.

The duel between the two table neighbors Hannover 96 and Fortuna Düsseldorf also ended goalless, whereby the hosts, who had been outnumbered for a long time, earned their points with difficulty. Niklas Hunt saw the red card early in the 16th minute for his emergency brake after an unfortunate boarding. While Hannover focused more on defense, Düsseldorf could not use the majority.

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