English:
Thrilling Draw in Hamburg: St. Pauli and Hoffenheim Go to Penalties After Dramatic Match
Hamburg, Germany – In an electrifying encounter held at the Millerntor-Stadion, FC St. Pauli and 1899 Hoffenheim drew after a match full of twists and tension, corresponding to the second round of the DFB Pokal. The match, refereed by Daniel Schlager, culminated in a heart-stopping penalty shootout after regular time and extra time.
St. Pauli took an early lead with a goal from H. Wahl in the first minute, assisted by E. Smith, igniting the home crowd. However, Hoffenheim reacted in the second half, with G. Promel leveling the score in the 47th minute, thanks to an assist from A. Kramaric. The match became physical, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams.
Extra time maintained the intensity, and A. Kramaric put Hoffenheim ahead with a penalty in the 107th minute. It seemed that victory was going to Hoffenheim, but St. Pauli did not give up and found the equalizer in the last minute of extra time thanks to M. Pereira Lage. What followed was a true penalty festival, where both teams showed nerves of steel.
During regular time, M. Pereira Lage, E. Smith, L. Oppie, M. Kaars, M. Saliakas, J. Fujita, J. Sands, A. Ceesay, and H. Wahl scored for St. Pauli. For Hoffenheim, W. Burger, I. Bebou, L. Avdullahu, Bernardo, B. Toure, O. Kabak, and U. Tohumcu scored, with A. Hajdari missing his attempt.
Regarding ball possession, Hoffenheim dominated with 59% compared to St. Pauli’s 41%. The home side had 19 shots (5 on target and 7 off target) and earned 8 corners, while Hoffenheim had 8 shots (4 on target and 3 off target) and earned 7 corners. St. Pauli committed 15 fouls and received 5 yellow cards, compared to Hoffenheim’s 18 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
Substitutions fc st. pauli: at minute 66 A. Pyrka came in and M. Saliakas went out., at minute 66 A. Hountondji came in and A. Ceesay went out., at minute 80 O. Afolayan came in and M. Pereira Lage went out., at minute 81 C. Metcalfe came in and M. Kaars went out., at minute 90 K. Mets came in and L. Ritzka went out.
Substitutions 1899 hoffenheim: at minute 71 G. Promel came in and W. Burger went out., at minute 77 F. Asllani came in and I. Bebou went out., at minute 85 R. Hranac came in and O. Kabak went out., at minute 86 T. Lemperle came in and U. Tohumcu went out., at minute 108 A. Prass came in and K. Akpoguma went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC St. Pauli
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