Fourth division side SV Straelen sniffed a sensation in the DFB Cup against St. Pauli for a long time. But then the Hamburgers turned up – to the chagrin of the national coach.
Second division FC St. Pauli has trembled in the second round of the DFB Cup. On Saturday, coach Timo Schultz’s team struggled to a 4:3 (2:2) at regional league club SV Straelen. Only a billiard goal by Jakov Medic in the last minute of regular time gave the guests the mandatory victory. Eric Smith (25th), Medic (40th) and substitute David Otto (63rd) had previously scored for the favorite. Manolis Saliakas saw the red card in the 77th minute for rough play.
Tecklenburg-Klub gets nothing
The Lower Rhine fourth division team of club boss Hermann Tecklenburg, the husband of women’s national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, surprisingly took the lead through Jaron Vicario (19th). Until then, the guests had missed several good chances. Straelen even had a great chance to make it 2-0, but Ken Mata carelessly missed it (22nd). But even after St. Pauli had turned the game around, coach Sunday Oliseh’s team didn’t give up and equalized shortly after the 1-2 through Amoros Nshimirimana (42nd).
In the second round, St. Pauli initially played more dominantly, but got into trouble again after being sent off hard. Again Vicario (80th) used a bitter mistake by St. Pauli keeper Dennis Smarsch to equalize again. In the 90th minute, Smith then fired a free kick against the post, from which the ball bounced off Medic’s back and happily into the goal in front.