Kult & Punk: St Pauli in unexpected defeat shock

St Pauli fall to an unexpected defeat. Some things remain predictable, the boys went straight back on the Elf & Goblin brew and threw darts at Mercozy pictures, while wearing Dave masks. All very strange, but next week Jedward and Louis Walsh.

FC Ingolstadt 04 1-0 FC St. Pauli

After more than a month propping up the league table, FC Ingolstadt finally moved up in the standings after a surprising win over promotion candidates St. Pauli, giving Tomas Oral a first taste of victory as head coach.

The home side began somewhat defensively, wary of their visitors' attacking prowess. The match was hard fought in the early stages, with both struggling to make any headway in an over-crowded midfield. While the hosts' defended well, they lacked cut and thrust in attack, and with regular strikers Moritz Hartmann and Edson Buddle both missing, Pauli appeared to be in little danger as the sides went in goalless at the break.

Akaichi snatches win

The guests began determined to establish themselves as the dominant force in the game and they succeeded in putting together more threatening attacks, though without really troubling Ramazan Özcan in the Ingolstadt goal. The match appeared to be heading for a stalemate, but the hosts scored with one last throw of the dice, Ahmed Akaichi eventually prodding the ball over the line after it had ricocheted around the box following a corner.

The hosts move up to 16th place on 13 points, while Pauli missed the chance to go second in the table and stay in fourth, now six points behind leaders Düsseldorf.