St. Pauli II remains winless: dramatic 2:2 against Norderstedt!

St. Pauli II remains winless: dramatic 2:2 against Norderstedt!

An exciting duel between the U23s of FC St. Pauli and Eintracht Norderstedt ended in a 2-2 draw on Sunday, which caused excitement and a lot of emotions. In the Edmund Plambeck Stadium, where the Kiezkickers officially had home advantage, the question arose again: Can St. Pauli finally get their first win of the season? For now, however, the answer remains: no.

The game was lively from the start and both teams showed great offensive efforts. Norderstedt took the lead in the 12th minute with a free kick from Jonas Behounek after Julius Grunwald committed a handball. However, Norderstedt's joy was short-lived: Max Herrmann equalized in the 22nd minute to make it 1-1. But just two minutes later the strangest goal of the game followed: Rijad Smajic unfortunately headed the ball into his own net and Norderstedt made it 2-1 again.

The drama of the second half

St. Pauli went into the second half with a deficit and knew that a win was urgently needed in order not to lose touch with the non-relegation places. While Norderstedt missed a header in the 62nd minute that hit the crossbar, it took until the 80th minute before St. Pauli could celebrate again. After a nice one-two with Wissou Kaba, it was Sisco Ngambia who equalized and thus increased St. Pauli's irrevocable score to two points.

Although St. Pauli now has two points, the team remains in last place in the Regionalliga Nord and has not yet achieved a win after seven games. Norderstedt, on the other hand, was able to stabilize itself with this draw and now has seven points, with Altona 93 ranking in the midfield with eleven points.

Conclusion and outlook

The thoughts about the close games and the unfortunate mistakes are present in the St. Pauli camp. Payment due dates and fears of relegation are buzzing through the minds of players and fans alike. The next opportunity to get your first full-fledged win will come in the coming weeks. Until then, St. Pauli's U23 team must not give up and continue to collect points to get out of the relegation battle. In any case, there is hope for a turnaround.

We can look forward to the next games with excitement, because as it is often said in Norderstedt: “There’s more to come!”

In the past, St. Pauli had won the cup game against Norderstedt, but the rivalry teaches that every game has its own story. Kicker leaves no doubt that this encounter represents another chapter in the emotional history of both teams as the MOPO underlines the entertainment value of this game and reminds us of the many chances that St. Pauli missed.