FC St. Pauli set an exclamation mark at the start of the 2nd Bundesliga on Saturday (07/16/2022) and won 3-2 (3-0) against 1. FC Nürnberg in the top game of the day.
Foundation laid in just 15 minutes
Hamburg laid the foundation for this victory within just 15 minutes in the first half. Both teams started the season with promotion ambitions, but the hosts got off to a much better start and were already clearly leading at half-time.
28,582 spectators in the almost sold-out Millerntor Stadium saw a balanced early phase. After a free kick by captain Lear Paqarada, Jackson Irvine headed the lead for St. Pauli (24′), Paqarada’s penalty kick (37′) and only 133 seconds later Lukas Daschner (39′) increased the lead at the break.
Second half goes to Nuremberg
Nuremberg then came fresher out of the cabin and promptly to 1:3. Kwadwo Duah, offensive newcomer from FC St. Gallen, scored in his second division debut shortly after the break (47th). Enrico Valentini (90+2) managed to score the connection goal for the Franks. However, it was not enough for Nuremberg to do more than shorten the result.