Kult & Punk: No guest beer to drown the sorrows, as the boys watch St Pauli miss the opportunity to claim top spot.
FC St. Pauli 2-3 FC Erzgebirge Aue
St. Pauli missed out on the chance to overtake Greuther Fürth at the top of Bundesliga 2 after giving away an early lead to lose 3-2 at home to Erzgebirge Aue, who bring their seven-match winless run to a deserved end.
Despite a courageous attacking start from the visitors, it was the home side who stole the advantage midway through the first half as the Aue defence failed to clear a corner. The ball bobbled around before falling kindly for veteran striker Marius Ebbers (20') who sent a sweet half-volley into the bottom right corner. It was a flattering lead for the Kiezkicker who again came under pressure when the sides re-emerged for the second half.
Könnecke makes sure
Indeed, the away team had already struck the post through Jan Hochscheidt by the time they equalised on the hour. Guido Kocer's run and cross from the left were met by a determined Ronny König (60'), who diverted home with an intelligent volleyed finish on the slide. Nine minutes later and the Violas finally got the lead they deserved. Kocer was again the provider, his ball through collected and finished by way of a delightful flick from Tobias Kempe (69').
Substitute Mike Könnecke (84') rounded Pauli keeper Philipp Tschauner before slotting past two defenders on the line to render Mahir Saglik's (90+1') left-foot strike in injury time mere consolation. That leaves St. Pauli level on points with Fürth at the top, but having played a game more, while Aue move away from the bottom three into tenth.
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