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St. Pauli extended their lead in Bundesliga 2 to six points after Guido Burgstaller’s first-half brace against ex-club Schalke earned them another victory on Saturday. With Darmstadt and Jahn Regensburg both losing out, it means Pauli is sure to lead the way halfway through the season.
St. Pauli 2-1 Schalke
Goals: 1-0 Burgstaller (20 ‘), 2-0 Burgstaller (39 ‘), 2-1 Zalazar (75 ‘)
Pauli dominated possession early on at the Millerntor-Stadion and it only took them six minutes to find the net. Igor Matanovic took the ball into the box and Burgstaller swept the house – but the offside flag was raised to keep the forward in form. The Austrian quickly hit another shot into the net before expertly seizing his next chance. Matanovic lifted the ball to the right where Burgstaller had found space, and he brilliantly returned the ball to Schalke goalkeeper Martin Fraisl just inside the box. Rodrigo Zalazar had a great chance to equalize soon after after poor defense, but the ex-Pauli player pushed his shot over the bar. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh was sharp as the home side continued to threaten – a thunderous volley just above – but inevitably it was Burgstaller who also scored the second goal. The 32-year-old forced a corner with another volley and – when it was short – he deftly glanced at a Leart Paqarada cross in the far corner.
Heavy rains made conditions more difficult in the second half, and within 30 seconds of the restart Mehmet Can Aydin ran into a mistake from center-back Pauli James Lawrence. Home goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj made a decent save to preserve the two-goal cushion, however. Kyereh failed with a long-range lob shortly thereafter, before Burgstaller’s deflected strike was well repelled by Fraisl. Just when it looked like the league leaders were on their way to a comfortable victory, Thomas Ouwejan sent in an inviting cross from the left. Zalazar arrived unmarked to return home six meters away. With seven minutes remaining, Ouwejan thought he had equalized with a shot that took a bad deflection and buckled Vasilj. Schalke forward Marvin Pieringer had moved away from offside earlier in the movement, however, and Pauli hung on for a valuable three points.
Match statistics
- Burgstaller is now Bundesliga 2’s top scorer with 14 league goals this season. The former Nuremberg frontman – who scored 24 times in 95 Bundesliga appearances for Schalke between 2017 and 2020 – has never scored more times in a campaign in Germany.
- The Austrian had 21 hits and five shots on goal in the first half. He has now scored twice in a Bundesliga 2 game on seven occasions, including three times this season.
- Pauli has won eight of eight at home this quarter.
- Schalke missed the opportunity to level the points with second-placed Darmstadt after suffering their sixth league loss of the campaign.
- Uruguayan striker Zalazar has scored his second goal in as many games after failing to score in his first 12 league appearances this season. In 2020/21, he scored six goals and five assists for St. Pauli in Bundesliga 2 while on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.
- The Royal Blues had won their last four league meetings with Pauli with an aggregate score of 11-0, spread over the 2001/02 and 2010/11 Bundesliga seasons.
Pauli: Vasilj – Zander, Ziereis (c), Lawrence, Paqarada – Irvine, Smith (Medic 85 ‘), Hartel – Kyereh (Makienok 90’) – Burgstaller (Buchtmann 90 ‘), Matanovic (Dittgen 73’)
Unused subtitles: Smarsch, Ohlsson, Becker, Benatelli, Amenyido
Outside: Areemu (thigh), Avevor (ankle), Daschner (knee), Knoll (calf), Wieckhoff (knee)
Coach: Timo schultz
Schalke: Fraisl – Thiaw, Itakura, Kaminski – Aydin (Ranftl 73 ‘), Zalazar, Palsson (c) (Latza 73’), Drexler, Ouwejan – Dadashov (Topp 81 ‘) Pieringer
Unused subtitles: Wienand, Calhanoglu, Idrizi, Kaparos, Matriciani, Wouters
Outside: Churlinov (shoulder), Langer (knee), Terodde (calf)
Coach: Dimitrios Grammozis
Review of the 16th day:
Heidenheim 3-0 Jahn Regensburg
Goals: 1-0 Kühlwetter (23 ‘), 2-0 Leipertz (77 ‘), 3-0 Schöppner (90 ‘+ 1)
Red card: Otto (43 ‘)
Heidenheim won their third game in a row against a side from Regensburg, who played 45 minutes with ten men and thus lost the first two of the Bundesliga 2. The hosts took the advantage halfway through the first half. time when Kühlwetter was in the right place at the right time to turn Gimber’s head. Regensburg’s recovery hopes suffered a setback just before half-time when Otto was sent off after catching Kühlwetter with an elbow. Regensburg held on until the 77th minute, when substitute Leipertz doubled Heidenheim’s advantage, and Schöppner scored a third goal in stoppage time to bring Heidenheim to sixth, one point behind his opponents.
Hanover 1-0 Hamburg
Goal: 1-0 Maina (13 ‘)
Hamburg’s 12-game unbeaten streak came to an end as Hanover collected three valuable points that took them out of the relegation zone on Sunday. Linton Maina scored the only goal of the game with a classic counterattack led by Beier, who scanned halfway before seeing his shot saved, only for it to fall nicely for Maina to turn around. Hanover had their backs to the wall for the rest of the game, but dug in their care for three crucial points that lifted them to 15th place.
Dynamo Dresden 3-1 Karlsruhe
Goals: 1-0 Königsdörffer (47 ‘), 1-1 Schleusener (53 ‘), 2-1 Königsdörffer (55 ‘), 3-1 Daferner (69 ‘)
Red card: Schleusener (61 ‘)
Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer scored twice as Dynamo Dresden moved away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory over Karlsruher. Königsdörffer opened the scoring early in the second half, beating two men and delivering an excellent diagonal finish as Dresden escaped to take the lead. Their lead lasted only five minutes, before Schleusener equalized, but Königsdörffer headed his own and that of Dresden to restore order in two minutes. Daferner then sealed the victory in the middle of the second half with a beautiful long-distance shot.
Werder Bremen 4-0 Erzgebirge Aue
Goals: 1-0 Schmid (7 ‘), 2-0 Veljkovic (19 ‘), 3-0 Duck (53 ‘), 4-0 Füllkrug (57 ‘)
New Werder Bremen coach Ole Werner celebrated a successful start to his career as the head of the northern German squad with Milos Vejkovic scoring an eye-catching goal on a scorpion kick in a 4 victory -0 on Erzgebirge Aue. Veljkovic repaid his new manager’s confidence by re-establishing him in the starting XI with a memorable goal, adding to Romano Schmid’s opener after he too marked his return to the first team with a goal. Marvin Ducksch added a third early in the second half and Niclas Füllkrug closed a well-deserved victory for Bremen four minutes later as Bremen moved up to ninth in the table.
To concern: Werder Bremen 3-0 Erzgebirge Aue – in 60 seconds!
Darmstadt 1-3 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Goals: 0-1 Hennings (16 ‘), 0-2 Gjasula (41 ‘), 0-3 Narey (76 ‘), 1-3 P. Tietz (85 ‘)
Fortuna Düsseldorf moved away from the last three with an impressive 3-1 victory in Darmstadt on Friday night. Rouwen Hennings gave the guests the lead and a home goal from Gjasula gave them more than they had expected before the break. Darmstadt attacked and attacked in the second half, but ended up falling behind when Narey scored a third. Tietz scored a late penalty consolation, but it wasn’t more than that for the Lilies, who remain second but slip six points behind league leaders St. Pauli.
Nuremberg 2-1 Holstein Kiel
Goals: 1-0 Schäffler (6 ‘), 2-0 Chouranov (63 ‘), 2-1 Korb (88 ‘)
Nuremberg put a recent loss to St. Pauli behind them with an important victory over Kiel which lifted Der Club in fifth place in the standings. Manuel Schäffler gave the hosts a perfect start at Max-Morlock-Stadion, the forward scoring his third goal of the season from close range following good work from Tim Handwerker on the road. The home side doubled their lead after the break with Erik Shuranov slamming at home and despite a late strike from Kiel’s Julian Korb, Robert Klauß’s side held on for their seventh win of the season.
Hansa Rostock 1-1 Ingolstadt
Goals: 0-1 Keller (41 ‘), 1-1 Verhoek (49 ‘)
Hansa Rostock failed to make his dominance count as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Ingolstadt. The hosts rattled the woodwork twice in the first seven minutes before falling behind the run of play just before the break, with Keller on target with a finely-struck direct free kick. Verhoek equalized the minutes in the second half but Rostock failed to turn his chances into goals as he had to settle for a second 1-1 draw in a row.
Sandhausen 1-1 Paderborn
Goals: 0-1 Marcel Mehlem (5 ‘), 1-1 Ajdini (90 + 3 ‘)
En route for a place in the top three, Paderborn was rocked by a goal in added time as Sandhausen, second from the bottom, celebrated an unlikely point. With their winless streak now reaching three games, things started off perfectly for the visitors when Marcel Mehlem applied an elegant finish after just five minutes for his first goal of the season. Sandhausen – with just three wins to his name in 2021/22 – improved considerably after the break and, after a late attack, was rewarded for his efforts when Bashkim Ajdini found the net deep in stoppage time.
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