St. Pauli breaks the losing streak: 2-1 win in the DFB Cup against Gladbach!

St. Pauli breaks the losing streak: 2-1 win in the DFB Cup against Gladbach!

FC St. Pauli ended their negative series of nine league defeats with a convincing 2-1 win in the DFB Cup round of 16 against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The game took place on December 2, 2025 and will certainly be seen as a turning point in the current season. Martijn Kaars, who scored his first goal for the Kiezkicker in this match, gave St. Pauli the lead in the 43rd minute.

In the second half, Haris Tabakovic equalized for the hosts in the 56th minute, but Louis Oppie secured the win for St. Pauli with his goal in the 83rd minute. “We are proud of our boys’ performance,” said coach Alexander Blessin, who had set up his team well defensively. Despite the equalizer, St. Pauli remained composed and took advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves.

The path to victory

St. Pauli showed concentration from the start, even if Gladbach initially had more of a share in the game. Keeper Nikola Vasilj saved his team from falling behind in the 11th minute when he strongly parried a shot from Kevin Stöger. Martijn Kaars also had the chance to take the lead in the 13th minute, but failed from ten meters.

With the lead at half-time, St. Pauli was able to build up the self-confidence that had been missing for a long time. There were numerous scenes in an exciting second half. Oppie missed a good opportunity in the 63rd minute and when Irvine failed to score from eleven meters in the 74th minute, the game seemed to be over, but Oppie let his team celebrate.

Outlook for the next challenges

St. Pauli would like to take the momentum from this cup victory into the league game against 1. FC Köln next Saturday. The players and coaches know that this positive energy is important in order to get out of the current league situation. President Oke Göttlich was optimistic in an interview and reiterated his support for coach Blessin.

Fans can hope for an exciting quarter-final after FC St. Pauli reached the next round of the DFB Cup with this victory. Gladbach, on the other hand, are now under pressure as they only got one point from four games despite good performances in the Bundesliga. The next game for the Bundesliga club is on Friday against Mainz 05.

Publicly, people remain optimistic and are happy to have taken a step forward again after the hard times. A good time to show that FC St. Pauli can hold its own against stronger opponents.

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