FC St. Pauli

The Boys in Brown made a bright start and created some decent opportunities in the opening stages. Johannes Eggestein eventually opened the scoring in the tenth minute following a fine move down the left. Fabian Hürzeler’s side continued to press and almost added a second on 29 when Bennet Winter narrowly missed the target with a backheeled effort from a deflected ball into the middle.

The Under-23 striker had another good chance eight minutes before the break. Eric Smith knocked a beautiful defence-splitting pass into the path of the advancing Winter, who was denied by a decent stop from keeper Deniz Mehmet.

Goalscorer Johannes Eggestein acknowledges the contribution of assist-provider Robin Müller.

Hürzeler rang the changes at half-time, with Eggestein the only player to continue in the second half. And just two minutes in one of the new boys was celebrating his first goal in the brown-and white jersey. Centre-back Hauke Wahl was perfectly placed to score following a corner.

A quarter of an hour from the end, substitute David Otto added a third from a textbook cross by Manolis Saliakas. It could have been four on 85 but a defender somehow managed to get in the way of Etienne Amenyido’s shot and the same player went agonisingly close just before the end when his header smacked against the post.

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Starting lineup: Mehmet, Comrie, Edwards, Benedictus, Fisher, Otoo, Hamilton, Calmers, Wright, McGowan, Ritchie-Hosler

Head coach: James McPake

FC St. Pauli

1st half: Burchert - Dźwigała, Smith, Medić - Günther, Boukhalfa, Eggestein, Ritzka - Afolayan, Winter, Müller

2nd half: Ahlers - Appe, Wahl, Nemeth - Saliakas, Hartel, Jessen, Treu - Eggestein (Amenyido 60’), Ulbricht, Otto

Head coach: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals: 0-1 Eggestein (10’), 0-2 Wahl (47’), 0-3 Otto (75’)

Referee: Scott Lambie

Attendance: 7255

Photos: FC St. Pauli