0-2 defeat to St. Pauli, HSV outclassed in the city derby | OneFootball

HSV ended its first Bundesliga home game in over seven years with a defeat! They lost 0-2 to FC St. Pauli in the Hamburg city derby.

The "Rothosen" started the match with the same intensity as in their 0-0 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, engaging in intense duels to find their way into the game. But the shock came quickly: after a short corner, center-back Adam Dzwigala put FC St. Pauli ahead 1-0 (19th minute).

And this lead could have been even greater: through well-executed counterattacks, the "Kiezkicker" repeatedly created threats and earned more opportunities. The best of these was by Daniel Sinani, who shot wide from eleven meters completely unchallenged (41st minute). HSV, on the other hand, barely made an offensive appearance and was relatively fortunate to be only 0-1 down at halftime.

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HSV continues to lack goal threat

HSV opened the second half with a bang: Ransford Königsdörffer scored what seemed to be the equalizer at 1-1 (48th minute). However, due to a very close offside position, the goal was disallowed by VAR. The newly promoted team still improved as the game went on. Miro Muheim tested the guest keeper Nikola Vasilj with a direct free kick (51st minute).

In the midst of the black-white-blue pressure phase, St. Pauli struck again: Hountondji scored a well-considered goal after a simple through pass to make it 2-0 (60th minute). Following the goal, Alexander Blessin's team dropped deeper and allowed HSV to control the game. However, as seen throughout much of the preseason, the "Rautenträger" struggled to do much with the ball.

The final decision came in the last quarter of an hour when Giorgo Gocholeishvili was sent off with a yellow-red card (77th minute). St. Pauli confidently maintained their lead to the end and can call themselves the deserved derby winners. Meanwhile, HSV faces a lot of work during the upcoming international break! The Hanseatics are still waiting for their first goal since returning to the Bundesliga.

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Hamburger SV – FC St. Pauli 0:2 (0:1)

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Gocholeishvili, Omari, Elfadli (75th Stange), Torunarigha, Muheim, Remberg, Capaldo (75th Philippe), Sahiti (56th Poulsen), Königsdörffer (82nd Mikelbrencis), Røssing-Lelesiit (56th Dompe)

St. Pauli: Vasilj, Wahl, Smith, Dzwigala (82nd Ritzka), Pyrka (59th Saliakas), Sands, Fujita, Oppie, Sinani, Hountondji (69th Kaars), Pereira Lage (82nd Metcalfe)

Goals: 0:1 Dzwigala (19th), 0:2 Hountondji (60th)

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