The boys have been beside themselves about not being able to contact you for so long. Actually the truth is the new guest ale in Zoë’s, the Goblin Elf; they have not noticed a thing.SC Paderborn 07 1-1 FC St. Pauli
A late, late equaliser from Fabian Boll ensured Andre Schubert's return to SC Paderborn as coach of new club St. Pauli did not end in the disappointment of defeat.
As expected these two early frontrunners offered plenty of evidence to support their promotion bids in a first half full of quality. The visitors' Mahir Saglik went close with almost half an hour gone when he cut inside and fired just over and SCP keeper Max Kruse saved another effort from Fin Bartels, but it was the home side who took the lead just before the break as Nick Proschwitz (45') hammered in his tenth of the season on the bounce.
Boll steps up
Considering the timing of the goal, Pauli did well not to let their heads drop and piled on the pressure in the second half, sending countless deliveries into the hosts' area. A left-wing cross agonisingly evaded Sören Brandy at the other end as SCP came close to a second, but it was a rare moment of respite as the away side continued to probe.
It looked as though Deniz Naki had spurned the Kiezkickers' final chance to level the scores when he rounded the keeper but blazed wildly over with three minutes remaining, but up stepped Boll (90+3') to head in the final corner of the match and ensure St. Pauli maintained a three-point lead over their rivals.
While we were away doing our nails, St Pauli played the previous weekend. Exciting, I know you’re beside yourselves. Below is the match report.
FC St. Pauli 3-1 Dynamo Dresden
FC St. Pauli moved up to third with a turnaround home victory over Dresden at the Millerntor. The result leaves the Hamburg side level on 35 points with leaders Eintracht Frankfurt and Fortuna Düsseldorf, who take on fourth-place Greuther Fürth in the big Monday game. Promoted Dynamo are treading water in mid-table on the back of their third straight defeat.
The game got off to a decidedly leisurely start and only really sparked into life after the break as St. Pauli slowly cranked up the tempo. It was the visitors whop broke the deadlock against the run of play however, Zlatko Dedic finishing off a 66th-minute counter-attack after team-mate Pavel Fort got the better of home keeper PhilippTschauner one-on-one.
Hosts go into overdrive
St. Pauli's response was swift, Fabian Boll connecting with Dennis Daube's free kick just five minutes later to pull them level again. With virtually their next attack, the hosts then went in front thanks to a fine combination between two substitutes. Marius Ebbers provided the assist with a backheel and Deniz Naki the finish with a thumping drive from the edge of the box.
Robert Koch and Cheikh Gueye both passed up chances to pull Dresden level inside the final ten minutes, but Ebbers made the result safe with five minutes to go, knocking home a low ball in from Patrick Funk.
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