In the draw in the Bundesliga between FC St. Pauli and Eintracht Frankfurt, the hosts looked better on Sunday – but didn’t hit the goal. However, the 0-0 draw on matchday 25 helps the Hamburg team more than the Hessians. You can find all the highlights from the first and second Bundesliga from midnight on Monday morning in the ARD media library and on sportschau.de: https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/index.html We look forward to your subscription on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschau Check out our website: https://www.sportschau.de Our Sportschau themed world in the media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/sport/ St. Pauli started very confidently after nine points from the last four Bundesliga games. The hosts dominated the game at the Millerntor with grip on the defensive and much more determined forward play. That looked good, but – as befits the team with the fewest goals in the league – it was not successful. After all, coach Blessin’s team had the two best finishes in the first round. Mathias Pereira Lage (23′) thundered the ball onto the outside post from seven meters from the left half after Tomoya Ando had cleverly extended the back of his head backwards after a corner. And even St. Pauli’s best move was not crowned with success: at the end of a passage over eight stations on the left wing, Danel Sinani, after a one-two with Pereira Lage, also hit the ball from 18 meters from the half-left onto the post – this time the right one. There was absolutely nothing offensive from Frankfurt in the first 45 minutes. “They haven’t found any solutions,” said Blessin. Coach Albert Riera’s trick of positioning his full-backs “inverted” – i.e. left-footer Nathaniel Brown on the right and right-footer Nnamid Collins on the left – in order to create more passing options did not pay off. In addition, Burkardt, who scored a double goal in Eintracht’s 2-0 win in the first leg, was completely left out of Hamburg’s central defense. A change in the referee team due to injury was the most discussed topic towards the break. Line judge Christian Dietz had to hand over his position to fourth official Eric Weisbach. In the second half, Frankfurt managed to play better in depth. Jean Bahoya escaped to the left during the first attack. St. Pauli goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj safely defused his shot. The game became more open. Frankfurt became more confident in passing, St. Pauli no longer had as strong an attack as in the first half. However, it wasn’t the case that the now more active Eintracht were tearing up trees offensively. The guests increased their possession of the ball to 70 percent. Since St. Pauli defended well, the game mainly took place between the edges of the penalty area for a long time. Sinani once again fired something like a shot on goal after almost 70 minutes. But that wasn’t a problem for Santos representative Michael Zetterer. Burkardt also got his shot towards the goal (84′), but Vasilj also safely intercepted the header following a free kick. So in the end it was a goalless draw, which St. Pauli were much happier about. Starting lineups: St. Pauli: Vasilj – Wahl, Smith, Ando – Saliakas, Sands, Irvine, Pyrka, Fujita, Pereira Lage – Sinani Coach: Alexander Blessin Frankfurt: Zetterer – Brown, Amenda, R. Koch, Collins – Larsson, Kalimuendo, Chaibi, O. Höjlund, Bahoya – Burkardt Coach: Albert Riera Referee: Felix Zwayer #bundesliga #sportschaubundesliga
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