Kult & Punk: St Pauli keep pressure on at the top

After the International break, the boys are back in gowns. It was to support public workers in Hamburg, they scrubbed up as Doctors and nurses. Still a good day had by all, inflatables of Angela Merkels and Sepp Blatter bumped into each other, the Euro deflated and goodness only knows what Berlesconi's was doing round the corner, only the air hole could be seen. To top the day, St Pauli won.

F.C. Hansa Rostock 1-3 FC St. Pauli

After the hosts had fought their way back into the game despite being a man down, the game looked certain to become the first ever draw between the two sides, before two late strikes decided the match in the visitors' favour.

Rostock began the better of the two teams, defying their position near the bottom of the table by pressuring their visitors high up the pitch, but Tom Weilandt's straight red card for dangerous foul play early on meant the hosts were forced to readjust their tactics. Pauli dominated thereafter, as Rostock packed the defence and were restricted to intermittent counter attacks. Pauli eventually broke the deadlock with a break of their own: after Robert Müller wasted a good chance to score for the home side, the visitors' rapid counter ended with Max Kruse poking home (40').

Rostock draw level

The hosts equalised shortly after the re-start, capitalising on some slack defending by Pauli. Keeper Philipp Tschauner spilled Robert Müller's shot, after the unmarked midfielder was allowed to meet Michael Blum's cross from the left and Marek Mintal was on hand to tap home the rebound (50'). The goal invigorated the home side, who once again pushed forward, with the visitors were unable to press home their numerical advantage. Yet as Rostock tired towards the end, the guests struck to take all three points, Mahir Saglik's brace (80', 90+1') putting the game beyond Rostock's reach.

The visitors' fourth consecutive away win lifted them to third in the table, while Rostock will be frustrated after coming away empty handed following a spirited performance that leaves them languishing near the foot of the table.