Bundesliga
St. Pauli celebrates late point against RB – Werder really deep in the relegation battle
Party atmosphere in the neighborhood: FC St. Pauli is happy about a draw in stoppage time against RB Leipzig. The atmosphere on the Weser is completely different.
The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli has put a damper on top club RB Leipzig in the race for the Champions League places. The Hamburg team made it 1-1 (0-0) thanks to Martijn Kaars’ late goal from a penalty kick in the third minute of stoppage time. The Saxons ended their goalless series at the Millerntor Stadium, but remained without a win in their fourth appearance at the Hanseatic League.
Star player Yan Diomande put RB in the lead with his remarkable goal in front of 29,147 spectators in the 66th minute. But it wasn’t the end point: In stoppage time, referee Florian Exner awarded a penalty after a foul by David Raum on Kaars. The substitute Dutchman stepped up himself, finished and caused exuberant celebrations at the Millerntor.
St. Pauli celebrates late – Werder are now really deep in the relegation battle
The mood in Bremen is completely different: SV Werder missed the breakthrough in the relegation battle. Despite being outnumbered for more than 35 minutes, Bremen lost the catch-up game against Champions League candidate TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0-2 (0-1) and have now been waiting for a win for nine games. They also remained without a goal for the fifth time in the last six games and are still 15th in the table.
The guests from Kraichgau consolidated their third place in the table and achieved their fourth win in a row, although they had to make do with ten men since the 52nd minute after the red card for Wouter Burger. Alexander Prass (44th) took the lead with a dream goal, shortly after the dismissal Grischa Prömel (54th) increased the score.
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