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Wolfsburg Stages Comeback Against St. Pauli in Thrilling Volkswagen Arena Encounter
VfL Wolfsburg defeated FC St. Pauli 2-1 in a thrilling match at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg on March 8th. Despite falling behind early, the “Wolves” managed a comeback in the second half. St. Pauli took the lead in the 38th minute with a goal from S. Van Der Heyden, assisted by J. Irvine. However, VfL Wolfsburg responded strongly after the break. M. Amoura received a yellow card in the 46th minute, but later scored a penalty in the 70th minute to level the score. Wolfsburg’s territorial dominance, reflected in 58% possession compared to St. Pauli’s 42%, resulted in more shots on goal (4 for Wolfsburg versus 3 for St. Pauli). Both teams earned 6 corners. St. Pauli committed more fouls (13 to 11). Ultimately, a closely fought match ended in victory for the home side.
Substitutions fc st. pauli: at minute 46 M. Saliakas came in and L. Ritzka went out., at minute 46 E. Saad came in and O. Afolayan went out., at minute 71 C. Boukhalfa came in and N. Weisshaupt went out., at minute 90 J. Eggestein came in and D. Sinani went out.
Substitutions vfl wolfsburg: at minute 46 M. Roerslev Rasmussen came in and K. Fischer went out., at minute 46 M. Arnold came in and M. Svanberg went out., at minute 63 J. Kaminski came in and A. Skov Olsen went out., at minute 63 B. Dardai came in and J. Wind went out., at minute 79 K. Behrens came in and T. Tomas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
VfL Wolfsburg
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FC St. Pauli
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