Revenge missed for 0:4
SV Darmstadt 98 slowed down FC St. Pauli and even advanced to the promotion relegation place of the 2nd Bundesliga. In the chasing duel, the Hessians had the upper hand 2-1 (2-0) in Hamburg on Saturday and closed the table with 54 points to Werder Bremen (57) and Schalke 04 (56). St. Pauli (53) is only fourth after the fourth winless game in a row.
In front of 29,546 spectators in the sold-out Millerntor Stadium, Luca Pfeiffer (9th) and Fabian Holland (35th) scored for the 98ers, who after their defeats against Nürnberg (1:3) and Schalke (2:5) once again had a top match could win. St. Pauli missed revenge for the 0:4 first leg swatter and instead conceded the second home defeat, which Lukas Daschner’s goal (81st) did not change.
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The hosts were able to fall back on Daniel-Kofi Kyereh. The Ghanaian national player was last absent in Sandhausen (1:1) because of a thigh injury. At Darmstadt, coach Torsten Lieberknecht was in the stands because of a yellow card suspension. And he saw his team lead after the first shot on goal of the game.
Pfeiffer only had to insert Phillip Tietz’ cross to score his 14th goal of the season. The efficient Hessians surprised their opponent with a courageous performance and scored a second goal thanks to Holland’s “Goal of the Month” mark. Before the break, St. Pauli only had good chances to score through Kyereh (14th) and Etienne Amenyido (24th), but acted too hectically and imprecisely.
After the change came Luca Zander and Daschner, who almost shortened the lead (54th/63rd). St. Pauli now came up powerfully, but Marvin Mehlem almost counterattacked (69th). Daschner then scored, but it wasn’t enough for the now strong FC St. Pauli, where Jackson Irvine and Marcel Hartel saw a fifth yellow card and are suspended against Nürnberg on Friday.
So many emotions. Woke up so happy. What an evening #FCSPSVD #sv98 pic.twitter.com/HdIOHCl4OC
— SV Darmstadt 98 (@sv98) April 24, 2022
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