Second division: St. Pauli wins explosive derby – sport

In an explosive and heated city derby, FC St. Pauli stopped the triumph of Hamburger SV in the second Bundesliga. In the 108th north duel, the Kiezklub deservedly won 3-0 (0-0) against their big neighbors on Friday evening. The police had declared the game a risk game; riots broke out before kick-off.

League leaders HSV conceded their first defeat after seven games and after eight wins in a season away from home at the Millerntor. HSV was outnumbered for more than an hour after captain Sebastian Schonlau (28′) received a red card for an emergency brake against Etienne Amenyido. Eric Smith (61′), Marcel Hartel (74′) and David Otto (89′) scored in front of 29,205 spectators in the sold-out stadium to end St. Pauli’s seven-game winning streak.

FC St. Pauli was the more conspicuous team from the start and created more top chances. Amenyido (16th) failed to HSV keeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes. Shortly before the end of the first half, Igor Matanovic pointed the ball at the post. HSV couldn’t cope with the opponent’s early disruptive maneuvers. The best coverage of the 2nd Bundesliga up to that point was mostly safe. Schonlau’s dismissal didn’t change that. After the change, the hosts tried to make better use of the numerical plus. At times they pushed HSV well into its half. But only Smith’s headed goal after a corner kick and Hartel himself rewarded FC St. Pauli for his effort. Otto set the final point (89th).

St. Pauli calls for clarification after the police operation

Before the risk game, a police operation had caused a stir. The police had taken several supporters of FC St. Pauli into custody. Coercion was used at least once, the police spokesman said. A video circulating on Twitter shows one such detention, in which a police officer uses coercion in the form of physical violence. “It is necessary to check whether proportionality has been observed,” the police said on Twitter.

The video shows several people being pinned to the ground by police officers. One officer beat a man lying on the ground while another pinned his legs. “These videos never look pretty,” said police spokeswoman Sandra Levgrün. “But no colleague does that for fun!” The officer in the video is a federal police officer.

FC St. Pauli called for clarification. “There was a massive police operation on the Heiligengeistfeld, several people were injured,” said the association. In view of the available videos and eyewitness reports, the urgent question of proportionality arises.

According to the police, around 150 masked St. Pauli supporters had previously run towards a fan march by Hamburger SV supporters. “It was a targeted action,” said Levgrün. “We intervened and prevented the HSV fans from being massively attacked.” The police took a subgroup into custody. There are indications that FC St. Pauli fans also tried to attack officials.

Around 3,500 HSV supporters marched loudly through St. Pauli in the afternoon. About 400 “problem fans” were among the participants, said a police spokesman. Nevertheless, it remained peaceful. Since it was a risk game, the security precautions in the Hanseatic city had been strengthened.