Historic St. Pauli victory against HSV: 59 years, and now that

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Roaring cheers. In other words, the reaction to the grandstands of Millerntorstadion in the 77th minute of Hamburg city derby can not be described. There was no hit, there was not even a chance to score. Instead, St. Pauli's Mats Möller-Daehli had just put HSV center-back Gideon Jung under pressure with a long sprint.

The scene had nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Möller-Daehli did not even win the ball, Jung broke free from the wild one-man pressing. And yet the moment is representative of two things: the increased intensity that St. Pauli has worked out over the past few weeks and was partly responsible for the historic 2-0 (1-0) victory in the derby. And for the extreme value that the game takes on the fans. An unsuccessful sprint that puts a stadium in ecstasy - that's also extraordinary at Millerntor.

"They cheered everything we did," said Marvin Knoll, who had a crucial role in the 2-0. After a fast-running free kick by Möller-Daehli he played Rick van Drongelen with the hoe, the HSV defender turned the ball into his own goal. Previously, Dimitrios Diamantakos had given the hosts a header with a header.

Last derby home win in the league

Just after the goals, in the final phase and after the final whistle, the stadium presented itself as in a frenzy. Shortly before the end, the supporters on the south tribune rolled out a banner with the inscription "Hamburg is brown-white". The players later carried it across the lawn. "Derby winner! Derby winner!" and "we are the number one in Hamburg", it rang through the stadium. Also pyrotechnics was massively ignited, as at the last derby on Millerntor on both sides. From the HSV block even rockets flew onto the field. It should be followed again hard fines.

For St. Pauli, the victory was like a liberation, that was felt in the stadium. After all, the club had last won in 1960 a home game against HSV, then still in the league, as the Bundesliga did not exist. In addition, the club could use a victory well: It was only the second in the sixth season game, St. Pauli climbed to tenth place. HSV dropped to second behind Stuttgart.

And so Möller-Daehli ran wildly gesticulating after the final whistle on the west grandstand, kissing the club emblem on his jersey. Then he hugged Jos Luhukay, the coach lifted his player in the air. He too was euphoric, very different than he was a good seven weeks ago. At that time he criticized the too friendly mentality of his club even before the first match day: "Everyone is far too nice to each other."

Controversial decision against the HSV

"We've been trying to get a mentality change within the team and even more professionalism," Luhukay said after the derby victory to his former discontent. Now the coach said that the team has since developed enormously.

You do not have to "worry too much about the physical stress of too many players," Luhukay said. Against HSV, there were only two players who wanted to be replaced. "It was five, six against Kiel." A problem was also that the team had been put together late. Right-back Sebastian Ohlsson and substitute Youba Diarra made their debut against HSV, with center-back Leo Östigard on the pitch for the first time.

The changed team had the HSV under control, especially in the first half hour. But then, especially in the second half, the guests missed several chances. And the HSV had bad luck: The alleged equalizer of Lukas Hinterseer shortly before the break did not count, because the ball should have been previously in the goal. On the television pictures, this is not clear. HSV coach Dieter Hecking said: "The mistake is that on the main line of the stadium is not a camera." Nevertheless, one reason for the defeat is not that St. Pauli deserved to win.

Warm welcome for Jatta

The hosts managed the revenge for the 0: 4 debacle in March. In the end, St. Pauli could have even achieved a similarly high result, but the team played off their counter-attacks in the closing stages too badly.

For the mood at HSV, however, it also means such a sensitive setback, the first defeat of the season just to have cashed on Millerntor. It was just a barely known peace in the Volkspark. The warm welcome for Bakery Jatta at the Millerntor was also lost - with a "Welcome" banner and occasional applause from St Pauli supporters on his replacement. The attacker from Gambia has a heated debate over an alleged identity falsification behind and also experienced support from FC St. Pauli.

Now, however, he and his team have to put up with the "Derby winner" misconduct of the city rival for the time being. "A shitty day," was the clear conclusion of Sonny Kittel. And Jos Luhukay now has five months to ensure that not two, but no player wants to be replaced in the second leg.

FC St. Pauli - Hamburger SV 2: 0 (1: 0)
1: 0 Diamantakos (18th)
2: 0 by Drongelen (62., own goal)
St. Pauli: Himmelmann - Ohlsson (80th Kalla), Östigard, Lawrence, Buballa - Becker, Knoll (84th Diarra) - Miyaichi, Möller Daehli, Conteh (62nd Penney) - Diamantakos Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes - Vagnoman, Jung, van Drongelen, Leibold - Fein - Kinsombi (80th Dudziak), Kittel - Narey (46th Hunt), Hinterseer, Jatta (66th Harnik)
Referee: Sven Jablonski
Yellow Cards: Diamantakos, Ohlsson - Leibold, Jung
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