2nd Bundesliga Hamburg Derby
Dispute with St. Pauli coach – Baumgart angry with Hürzeler
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The Hamburg derby is a tough one between Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli. And already when warming up. HSV coach Baumgart believes that the provocations were deliberate. He accuses his local rival and his coach of lacking respect.
HSV won the derby against St. Pauli 1-0 – but the big topic was one scene before kick-off. During the warm-up, around 30 players and team staff clashed, scuffled on the pitch and shouted at each other.
HSV felt provoked by their local rivals. During the warm-up, the Paulians sprinted into the hosts’ half and disrupted the HSV reserves in the district game. HSV sports director Jonas Bold said: “The warm-up shifted to our half. We already had that in the first leg. It was a coincidence then and it is probably the same today. We politely pointed out to them that they should do this on their own half.”
The St. Pauli professionals had already come into the HSV half during the warm-up in the first leg (2:2). At the time it was explained that it was a mistake. This time no one on the opponent’s side believed that anymore. That’s why there was an argument – which continued after the game. HSV coach Steffen Baumgart took on his Pauli colleague Fabian Hürzeler.
Baumgart (l.) and Hürzeler
Source: dpa/Marcus Brandt
“That is also intentional, it hasn’t happened for the first time. My boys were prepared for that,” says Baumgart: “I showed them the scenes from the first leg. I told them that if someone comes into our half again who has no business being there… I’ve been here for 30 years and one thing is certain: no one has any business in my half. It’s also a kind of respect that I don’t run into the opponent’s drill when they’re playing circles. Clear announcement.”
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Hürzeler replied: “I have never seen HSV set up the exercise there. They’ve been doing that lately because they know we’re running into half of it.”
Glatzel found the dispute important
Hürzeler’s captain Jackson Irvine said: “What happened before the game was childish. We just did a few usual runs. Everyone does that. And then something like this happens. There was a bit of fire there – where there was actually nothing.”
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For winning goal scorer Robert Glatzel, the argument before kick-off was even decisive in the game: “That was important for us. We were able to take the fans with us straight away. There was immediately a push from the team. A good feeling, we were able to get going straight away.”
And Baumgart didn’t drive down until well after the final whistle. The coach then reckoned with his critics, who were already bringing possible successors into play. “I have the job here. I like to do that,” said Baumgart on Sky: “And everyone else can see me where I’m even more beautiful.”
