FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli went down 1-0 at HSV in the second local derby of the season on Friday evening. In a high-octane contest in front 57,000 spectators, the home side had two goals disallowed before Robert Glatzel won it in the 85th minute. Nikola Vasilj then saved a Ludovit Reis penalty in time added on.

FC St. Pauli go to fifth-placed Hannover 96 on Sunday (13.30 CET) looking to add another three points to their second division tally. In the run-up, head coach Fabian Hürzeler took time out to field questions from the media at the pre-match news conference.

FC St. Pauli slipped to a 2-1 defeat in weekend's top fixture at Karlsruher SC on Saturday evening. The home side took an early lead through Marcel Franke before captain Jackson Irvine levelled with a header on 37. Paul Nebel restored the home side's advantage in the 69th minute. Reduced to ten following the sending-off of Hauke Wahl, the Boys in Brown fought in vain to ward off their third defeat of the season.