EFirst Regensburg, then Darmstadt – now St. Pauli: 1. FC Nürnberg lost another lead. The team of coach Robert Klauß did not get past a 2: 2 (1: 1) on the 4th matchday in the 2nd division despite a good performance, after Manuel Schäffler (8th) left the club on his debut and Johannes Geis (49th) .) had initially taken the lead twice with a penalty kick. But Rodrigo Zalazar (28th) with a penalty kick and Daniel Buballa (78th) did not equalize for the Kiezkicker in front of 1000 fans.
Both teams have to wait for their second win of the season. St. Pauli ranks seventh in the table. Nürnberg, which has given a lead out of their hands both against Regensburg (1: 1) and against Darmstadt (2: 3), here also twice, is ninth.
After the final whistle on the Sky microphone, St. Pauli’s captain Christopher Avevor drew a mixed balance: “We have shown great morale, but are still not satisfied because we always want to win our home games.” Nuremberg’s goalscorer Schäffler was all the more satisfied: “The good thing for us is that we have taken at least one point. “
The fans in the Kiez saw an extremely lively game, it went back and forth for a long time – with St. Pauli being forced by the goals against to make the game and Nuremberg relied more on the counterattack. Schäffler always looked for the gaps in the Hamburg triple chain that he had discovered in the early stages. However, the home side were not very shocked and continued to play determinedly forward. After some good chances, Zalazar converted a penalty after video evidence in the right corner.
Both teams kept the pace high and developed good opportunities. In Nuremberg, the prominent failures of the repeatedly seriously injured attacker Virgil Misidjan or Hanno Behrens, who tested positive for the corona virus in the middle of the week, were barely noticeable. Robin Hack (30) should have taken the lead before the break.
On the other hand, the lively Zalazar kept causing a stir, but Nuremberg was more effective. Geis turned from the point after the not always sure referee Florian Heft had decided on a handball by Avevor after a video view. At some point in St. Pauli the strength slackened, but Zalazar and Co. pushed further forward. As the length of the game increased, Nürnberg was primarily concerned with being safe in defense. But the home side tried everything and Buballa’s left-footed shot into the far corner was the deserved reward.
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