Holstein Kiel 2:2 FC St. Pauli: 2. Bundesliga Match Result

Match report

St Pauli came from behind to secure a 2:2 draw against Holstein Kiel in the second round of the 2. Bundesliga on Thursday evening at the Holstein-Stadion. The hosts took the lead twice in the first half before the visitors mounted a spirited response after the break. Three yellow cards were shown in the closing minutes of the first period as tensions rose, including one for Mathias Rasmussen on 45+2 minutes.

M. Kaars opened the scoring for the visitors on 32 minutes, but T. Hara equalised shortly before the interval and then doubled Kiel's advantage on 45+4 minutes. The momentum shifted when P. Harres pulled one back for St Pauli on 56 minutes. The away side pushed for an equaliser and J. Therkelsen found the net on 88 minutes to complete the turnaround.

St Pauli made several changes in the second half, bringing on Joel Chima Fujita and T. Hara on 64 minutes, followed by Guillermo Balzi on 74 minutes. Additional substitutions saw B. Hrgota and L. Parduzi come off on 80 and 86 minutes respectively. The visitors had nothing to lose with the game poised and they took their chances when they came.

Holstein Kiel dominated possession at 64 per cent but St Pauli were more efficient in front of goal. The visitors registered 46 per cent shot accuracy compared to Kiel's 32 per cent. Both sides created two big chances, though the away team generated more of them overall with five compared to Kiel's two.

The result leaves both teams level on three points after four matches, each sitting in the bottom half of the table. Kiel remain in 16th place while St Pauli hold 15th. The draw extends a run of three consecutive draws for both sides in the league this season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 6 – 6

Shots off target 7 – 4

Expected goals 2.09 – 2.56

⚽ 32' M. Kaars — Goal ⚽ 45' T. Hara — Goal 🟨 45+2' Mathias Rasmussen — Yellow card ⚽ 45+4' T. Hara — Goal 🟨 47' Timon Weiner — Yellow card 🟨 47' Guillermo Balzi — Yellow card 🟨 49' Joel Chima Fujita — Yellow card ⚽ 56' P. Harres — Goal ⇄ 64' J. Fujita — Substitution ⇄ 64' T. Hara — Substitution 🟨 72' Kasper Davidsen — Yellow card 🟨 73' Ricky-Jade Jones — Yellow card ⇄ 74' G. Balzi — Substitution ⇄ 80' B. Hrgota — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Kaars — Substitution ⇄ 86' L. Parduzi — Substitution ⚽ 88' J. Therkelsen — Goal

Match events

32' FC St. Pauli Goal M. Kaars
45' FC St. Pauli Goal T. Hara assist: A. Pyrka
45+2' FC St. Pauli Yellow card Mathias Rasmussen
45+4' FC St. Pauli Goal T. Hara assist: A. Pyrka
47' Holstein Kiel Yellow card Timon Weiner
47' Holstein Kiel Yellow card Guillermo Balzi
49' FC St. Pauli Yellow card Joel Chima Fujita
56' Holstein Kiel Goal P. Harres assist: A. Bernhardsson
64' FC St. Pauli Substitution J. Fujita off: E. Smith
64' FC St. Pauli Substitution T. Hara off: R. Jones
72' Holstein Kiel Yellow card Kasper Davidsen
73' FC St. Pauli Yellow card Ricky-Jade Jones
74' Holstein Kiel Substitution G. Balzi off: J. Therkelsen
80' FC St. Pauli Substitution B. Hrgota off: S. Banks
85' FC St. Pauli Substitution M. Kaars off: S. Klein
86' Holstein Kiel Substitution L. Parduzi off: F. Alidou
88' Holstein Kiel Goal J. Therkelsen assist: P. Harres

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

6 Shots on target 6

7 Shots off target 4

2.09 Expected goals 2.56

2 Big chances 5

107 Attacks 71

5 Corners 5

14 Fouls 19

19 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 10

19 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

21/4250% Aerial duels 21/4250%

69 Backward passes 43

6 Blocked shots 3

19 Clearances 24

6/1540% Crosses 5/1828%

8/2138% Dribbles 6/1060%

1.71 Expected assists 0.93

78 Failed passes 96

4 Goalkeeper saves 4

10 Interceptions 5

17 Key passes 8

14/4333% Long passes 26/6540%

93 Passes into the final third 50

270 Passes in the opposition half 174

295 Passes in own half 141

0.32 Shot accuracy 0.46

4 Shots from outside the box 3

15 Shots inside the box 10

4/850% Tackles 12/1963%

550 Total passes 297

Line-ups

Holstein Kiel

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Timon Moritz Weiner	1
13	Ivan Nekić	13
26	David Zec	26
32	H. Sekine	32
40	L. Parduzzi	40
8	Guillermo Balzi	8
11	Alexander Olof Bernhardsson	11
15	K. Davidsen	15
20	Adrián Kaprálik	20
28	Jonas Meffert	28
19	Phil Harres	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
41	Leo Rothenhagen	41
3	N. Takahashi	3
6	Marko Ivezić	6
47	John Michael Tolkin	47
10	Jonas Therkelsen	10
22	Moritz Reimers	22
27	Ikem Ugo	27
17	Faride Alidou	17

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FC St. Pauli

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Ben Alexander Voll	1
4	David Nemeth	4
6	Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen	6
15	Tomoya Ando	15
11	Arkadiusz Pyrka	11
16	Joel Chima Fujita	16
20	Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen	20
23	Louis Oppie	23
10	Branimir Hrgota	10
18	Taichi Hara	18
19	Martijn Kaars	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
33	Dimitar Mitov	33
2	Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson	2
21	Lars Ritzka	21
25	Adam Dźwigała	25
8	Eric Smith	8
14	Erik Melker Ahlstrand	14
22	Samuel Klein	22
17	Scott Banks	17
26	Ricky-Jade Jones	26

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Hertha Berlin	6	6	0	0	18
2	FC Nurnberg	6	5	1	0	16
3	FC Heidenheim	6	4	1	1	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	11
5	FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	2	1	11
6	FC Magdeburg	6	3	1	2	10
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7

Holstein Kiel — FC St. Pauli: 2:2, 2. Bundesliga

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