Well who said following St Pauli would be boring, as the boys are still celebrating in Hamburg after a tremendous result vs Freiburg on Day 1 of the Bundesliga.
SC Freiburg 1 FC St Pauli 3 (HT 0 - 0)
Scorers
SCF Papiss Demba Cisse (78) / FCSP Fabian Boll (83) Richard Sukura Pasu (89) Fin Bartels (90+1)
St. Pauli boss Holger Stanislawski was a picture of pure joy following his side's 3-1 opening win over Freiburg. The Hamburg-born coach danced wildly across the pitch at the end of the game before receiving a celebratory soaking from his players.
"When I looked at the pictures later I could barely recognise myself. I was so wet, I might as well have been playing. It was pure emotion," said Stanislawski. "The lads realised that they can hold their own in the Bundesliga." Indeed, the victory came as an important boost for his side who lost 1-0 to lowly Chemnitzer FC in the first round of the DFB Cup just last week.
After going 0-1 down to a goal from Papiss Cisse on 78 minutes, the Kiezkicker showed great character to turn the tables, while caoch Stanislawski showed his tactical nouse by bringing on goalscorers Richard Sukuta-Pasu and Fin Bartels late on.
But instead of concentrating on individuals, the St. Pauli management team were keen to laud the performance of the team. "The players who started gave the Freiburg defence such a beating that the substitutes had it easy when they came on," explained sporting director Helmut Schulte. It is this kind of togetherness that Pauli are hoping will see them through against early pacesetters Hoffenheim next weekend.
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