Werder Bremen U23 celebrates a comeback win after 0-2 against St. Pauli II!

Werder Bremen U23 celebrates a comeback win after 0-2 against St. Pauli II!

An exciting football game awaited the spectators on August 10, 2025, when the U23 from Werder Bremen played against the second team from FC St. Pauli. Despite being 2-0 down at half-time, the Green-Whites managed to turn the game around and secure their first three points of the season with a 3-2 win. That's what he reports Weser courier.

In the opening minutes of the game, Werder had defensive problems, which St. Pauli promptly took advantage of: Oleg Scacun gave the hosts the lead in the 27th minute, followed by Jannik Westphal, who made it 2-0 in the 35th minute. And that wasn't all; St. Pauli also had the opportunity in the second half to decide the game with a possible 3-0 after an assist from Haron Sabah, but the aluminum prevented anything worse for Bremen.

A comeback in a class of its own

The first half was anything but ideal for Werder, but things took a turn after the break. Princewill Mbock scored the next goal in the 53rd minute after a misunderstanding in the St. Pauli defense gave him the chance. That was the turning point in the game! Another shock for St. Pauli came in the 59th minute when Selcuk Rinal was shown the red card due to an emergency stop and his team had to fight outnumbered, which gave Werder control of the game.

The Werder team pushed for an equalizer and repeatedly found themselves dangerous in front of the goal. Cimo Röcker was initially denied by St. Pauli's keeper Pari, but in the 80th minute the time had come: Captain Röcker equalized to make it 2-2. The real highlight of the game came in the 88th minute - Mats Heitmann headed in from a corner to make it 3-2, ensuring a euphoric conclusion to this exciting game.

A look into the future

The next duel is now coming up for Werder Bremen's U23s: on Wednesday, August 20th, it will be against FSV Schöningen, where the team wants to build on their strong performance. Coach Christian Brand, who directs the fortunes of Werder Bremen U23 as head coach, was satisfied with his boys' performance after the game. The good solidarity and commitment give rise to hope for a successful season.

Werder Bremen U23, founded in 1899 and known for the green and white club colors, wants to fight its way back into the top league as quickly as possible after being relegated last season. The way to get there is through direct promotion back to the Regionalliga Nord, and the first steps have been taken. Let's stay tuned to see how the season develops. Further interesting news can be found regularly on the official Werder Bremen website werder.de as well as on nordfv.de.