HAMBURG. St. Pauli found a way to reverse the score against SpVgg Greuther Fürth to win 2-1. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to strike first with an early goal of R. Ache at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 14′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Oladapo Afolayan gave the win to St. Pauli in the 55′ minute. St. Pauli took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
Gideon Jung received a red card (45′). This red card was one of the reason why SpVgg Greuther Fürth lost the match.
The match was played at the Millerntor-Stadion stadium in Hamburg on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who had the assistance of Marco Achmüller and Fabian Maibaum. The 4th official was Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 118
- 30 Dangerous attack 39
- 75 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
St. Pauli had a strong ball possession 58% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SpVgg Greuther Fürth had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, St. Pauli was able to find the solution to win this contest.
St. Pauli shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
St. Pauli received 4 yellow cards (Oladapo Afolayan, J. Medić, Maurides and Jackson Irvine). On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 1 yellow card (Sebastian Griesbeck).
Also, SpVgg Greuther Fürth didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gideon Jung (SpVgg Greuther Fürth) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, St. Pauli will have 38 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 27 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, St. Pauli will host Karlsruher SC on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of St. Pauli (6 draws).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host Darmstadt 98 on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (5 draws).
St. Pauli – Formation
St. Pauli
68'
88'
14'
St. Pauli started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Fabian Hürzeler decided to play with the following team: Nikola Vasilj , Jakov Medić , Eric Smith , Karol Mets , Manolis Saliakas , Jackson Irvine , Marcel Hartel , Leart Paqarada , Connor Metcalfe , Oladapo Afolayan and Lukas Daschner .
The home team had on the bench: Betim Fazliji, Afeez Aremu, Johannes Eggestein, Adam Dźwigała, Sascha Burchert, Jannes Wieckhoff, David Otto, Lars Ritzka and Maurides .
Substitutions
St. Pauli made 3 changes: Oladapo Afolayan for Maurides (71′), C. Metcalfe for Betim Fazliji (86′) and Manolis Saliakas for Adam Dźwigała (88′).
Best player: Manolis Saliakas
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Pauli was Manolis Saliakas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
45'
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Alexander Zorniger played with: Andreas Linde , Sebastian Griesbeck , Gideon Jung , Oussama Haddadi , Simon Asta , Tobias Raschl , Max Christiansen , Marco John , Lukas Petkov , Ragnar Ache and Branimir Hrgota .
They had on the bench: Dickson Abiama, Maximilian Dietz, Gian-Luca Itter, Marco Meyerhofer, Armindo Sieb, Leon Schaffran, Damian Michalski , Julian Green and Afimico Pululu.
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 3 changes: L. Petkov for Damian Michalski (46′), Oussama Haddadi for Julian Green (64′) and Branimir Hrgota for Armindo Sieb (81′).
Best player: Ragnar Ache
The most impressive player for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Ragnar Ache.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- St. Pauli – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Darmstadt 98 – 3-1
- Magdeburg – Paderborn – 0-0
- Fortuna Düsseldorf – Heidenheim – 1-1
