Bundesliga
St. Pauli fetches draw at SGE and is as good as saved
Updated on May 11th, 2025 – 7:46 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC St. Pauli has almost sure relegation in the Bundesliga. The Hamburgers surprised in Frankfurt – especially thanks to their counterattack.
On the 33rd matchday of the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt only got a draw against cellar child FC St. Pauli. At the final whistle it was said in the Frankfurter Arena 2: 2 (1: 2). Rasmus Kristensen put the Frankfurt lead in the lead after only 24 seconds. In the initial phase, however, St. Pauli made the game through the goals of Manoli’s Saliacas (4th minute) and Morgan Guilavogui (16.). Eintracht no longer succeeded in more than the 2: 2 by the substitute Michy Bathshuayi (71st).
St. Paul has almost safe relegation due to the draw. One match day before the end, the Hamburgers are three points ahead of the 1. FC Heidenheim on relegation place 16. In addition, the North Germans have a 13 hits better goal difference, which would only be possible to catch up with extremely unlikely canteen victories.
Frankfurt, on the other hand, must continue to worry about the Champions League participation. Although the SGE has three points ahead of Borussia Dortmund as the third in the table, but next week will play at the direct table neighbor SC Freiburg.
The home side took a dream start and took the lead after only a few seconds through Kristensen. But the guests were unimpressed. With a soulful lifter, Saliacas ensured the quick balance in an initial phase.
Shortly thereafter, Hugo Larsson St. Pauli’s goalkeeper Ben Voll, who replaced the blocked regular goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj (6th). It was also full who prepared the lead for Hamburg with a tee. The 24-year-old found Guilavogui, who scored the 2-1 against the Frankfurter, which was advised after a corner.
Afterwards, Eintracht struggled against waiting guests to create opportunities. The game of the Hesse looked treading, which professionals unsettled on the pitch in the face of the deficit. St. Pauli, in turn, defended disciplined until half -time and brought the audience and opponents to the brink of despair. So it went with whistles from the ranks into the break.
Toppmöller reacted to the uninspired performance of his eleven and brought Bathoya for Jean-Mattéo Bahoya for the second half. But the game of the Frankfurters did not make it more powerful. In addition, the game flow was disturbed by injury interruptions on both sides.
When the encounter seemed to splash, Bathshuayi (71.) made it compensated. Another goal of the joker in the 88th minute was not recognized due to handball.