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11/02/2024

TSG lose to a clinical FC St. Pauli side

TSG Hoffenheim suffered a 2-0 (1-0) defeat to FC St. Pauli on Bundesliga Matchday 9. The visitors from Hamburg took their first opportunity and went in front through Oladapo Afolayan (20). TSG might have had more of the possession but found hardly any gaps in the well organised defence of the hard-fighting Hamburg outfit. TSG continued to struggle heavily in the second period and chances remained few and far between, as they already had been in the first period. Andreas Albers, who had come off the bench shortly beforehand, then scored the decisive goal following a counter-attack in stoppage time (90+3).

The line-up

Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made five changes compared to the 2-1 victory against 1. FC Nürnberg in the DFB-Pokal: Stanley Nsoki, Valentin Gendrey, Alexander Prass, Tom Bischof and Andrej Kramarić came into the starting line-up.

The scenario

A meeting of two table neighbours: TSG were in 15th place ahead of the match, while St. Pauli were three points behind in 16th position. The promoted outfit leapfrogged TSG with the win.

Moment of the match

The goal for 1-0: St. Pauli took their first chance of the match and scored the golden goal from it.

Number of the game: 522

TSG might have completed 522 passes, but none of them brought about a goal.

Outlook

TSG Hoffenheim will already be in action again on Thursday: Olympique Lyon will then be the visitors to the PreZero Arena in the Europa League. Kick-off at 21:00 CEST.

Stats

Line-ups:

TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Arthur Chaves (Bruun Larsen, 85), Stach, Nsoki – Gendrey (Kadeřábek, 85), Bischof, Grillitsch, Prass (Jurásek, 65) – Kramarić – Hložek (Tabaković, 46), Bülter (Berisha, 65)

FC St. Pauli: Vasilj – Wahl, Smith, Mets – Saliakas (Dzwigala, 88), Irvine, Boukhalfa, Treu (Ritzka, 50) – Afolayan (Wagner, 80), Eggestein (Albers, 88), Guilavogui

Goals: 0-1 Afolayan (20), 0-2 Albers (90+3)

Match highlights

20. Min.

The opener for St. Pauli

The visitors take their first opportunity and make it 1-0. Irvine plays a cross from the right into the penalty area and Afolayan volleys into the net with a shot that was not easy to convert.

22. Min.

Almost the equaliser

TSG almost hit back immediately: Bischof plays a free-kick from a deep central position in front of goal and Stach shoots but is denied by Vasilj.

47. Min.

Guilavogui strikes the upright

St. Pauli counter down the right, Afolayan then passes to Guilavogui in the middle. The striker is probably decisively impeded by Gendrey and his shot thunders against the woodwork.

75. Min.

Bischof tests Vasilj

Following a cross the ball lands in the path of Bischof, who manages to bring it down and takes a shot. The ball flies towards the corner, but Vasilj dives across to that corner and prevents the equaliser.

90 + 3. Min.

The decisive goal

Bischof misplaces a pass and St. Pauli launch a 3v1 counter-attack. Irvine then sets up Albers, who keeps ice cool in front of Baumann.

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