Hamburg Fc St. Pauli vs. HSV
“The rivalry was only fought on the pitch”
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Pyrotechnics could be seen again and again in the stands, in both fan camps
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The explosive second division derby between St. Pauli and HSV only creates a spectacle on the pitch; the police are satisfied with the way things are going around the high-security game. In terms of sport, some scenes are hotly debated, which not everyone can understand.
The explosive city derby between FC St. Pauli and Hamburger SV ended without any major incidents. The police announced this late on Friday evening after both second division clubs drew 2-2 (2-0). “Despite the high level of emotion, our emergency services used the necessary professionalism to prevent the rival groups from clashing,” press spokeswoman Sandra Levgrün was quoted as saying in a statement. Crimes and injuries were avoided in this way.
According to the police, both fan marches on St. Pauli before the game, each with almost 3,000 participants, went off without any disruption apart from the occasional use of pyrotechnics. “The rivalry was played out on the pitch in purely sporting terms – that’s a good signal,” Levgrün was quoted as saying.
Before the game there were strictly separate fan marches towards Millerntor
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Before the 110th edition of the duel, the Hamburg police announced that they would prepare for the high-risk game with “strong forces”. The emergency services relied on strict separation of fans. 1,700 police officers accompanied the game. These included around 500 people from the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Berlin.
St. Pauli’s coach annoyed
Fabian Hürzeler from FC St. Pauli was less satisfied than the police after the draw in the city derby against Hamburger SV, but for different reasons. And it wasn’t just because of the missed victory. The coach reacted with incomprehension to the debate surrounding the neighborhood club’s two goals in the 2-2 (2-0) draw, which some saw as controversial. “You can handle everything the way you want,” said the 30-year-old on Friday after the game in the 2nd Bundesliga regarding the discussion about the second goal.
Tough fight in the snow: Miro Muheim from HSV (below) and St. Pauli’s Elias Saad fall to the ground in a duel
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The legality of both goals was discussed at the press conference after the game. When HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes scored a strange own goal to make it 2-0 for the hosts, it was questioned that two St. Pauli players were standing irregularly on the penalty area line during the goal kick and that neither referee Felix Zwayer nor the video assistant intervened. Hürzeler saw “a lot of subjective perception” in the debate. On the opposing side, HSV coach Tim Walter said he had to look at the goals again “in peace”.
“This is a normal duel”
At the corner before the first goal, the HSV professionals denounced a push against Jonas Meffert. “This is a normal duel that seems to happen eighty times in midfield and is not punished and therefore for me it is not a clear wrong decision,” said Hürzeler. “If anyone deserved to leave the pitch as winners, it would be us,” said the coach.
The 110th city derby for both clubs offered many highlights. Above all, Heuer Fernandes’ strange own goal to make it 2-0 for the home team will be remembered for a long time. After Guilherme Ramos passed the ball to the goalkeeper, the ball bounced just in front of the goal. The goalkeeper wanted to shoot the ball away from the penalty area – but the ball flew into his own net (27th minute).
“Of course this is extremely unfortunate. I imagined it differently too. But that happens in football,” said the 31-year-old after his first own goal in the 180th second division game. His coach took the unusual scene with humor and called Fernandes’ mishap a “slapstick goal” on the TV channel Sky Heuer.
Pyrotechnics could be seen again and again in the stands, in both fan camps
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After a weak first half for the guests in their own city, the coach was “very, very happy” about the point and praised the comeback they had fought for in the game. In the increasing snow flurry from Millerntor, the guests seemed to deal better with the slippery surface.
On the other side, there was great disappointment. “We are very frustrated,” said captain Jackson Irvine, who had put the Kiez club in the lead (15th). In front of 29,153 spectators, Robert Glatzel (58th) and Immanuel Pherai (60th) equalized with a double strike. HSV is still three points behind the unbeaten neighborhood club.
The league leaders were also able to highlight positive aspects of the game. “I’m really proud of the players though, we’re still unbeaten and we’re still moving in the right direction,” Irvine said. His coach Hürzeler had a similar view: after the draw you could be disappointed with the result, but not with the performance. Like his captain, he spoke of a “step in the right direction”.
