The boys were present at a stalemate at home. Another 2 points dropped, promotion looking a long shot now. Never mind back to Zoes and drown our sorrows in the guest ale.FC St. Pauli 0-0 FC Energie Cottbus
The inconsistent form that has plagued St. Pauli of late returned at home to Energie Cottbus as the hosts' top-flight aspirations were dealt another blow.
After surprisingly losing in Aue last week, the St. Pauli set about getting their promotion challenge back on track, often committing seven men forward. However, for all their fast-paced and direct attacks, they could not break down an extremely well organised Cottbus defence. The visitors were by no means overwhelmed and sought to hit back on the break, but neither side was able to find the necessary spark of creativity prior to half time.
Pauli in need of improvement
After the restart momentum was clearly with the visitors, who threatened with the trickery of Leo Bittencourt and Dennis Sörensen up front. The hosts needed a good 15 minutes before they even got their first sight of goal, but it was merely a momentary reprieve from Cottbus' dominance. St. Pauli only really awoke from their slumber as the final whistle approached, but their last-ditch efforts did not overly trouble their guests as they match ended scoreless.
Given that the sides in their immediate vicinity, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Paderborn, both failed to win this weekend, Andre Schubert's men kept hold of fourth place and are still two points from the promotion play-off spot, while Cottbus are safely embedded in mid-table on 30 points.
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