Football Bundesliga – First Bundesliga victory in 13 years: St. Pauli relieved – Sport

Freiburg (dpa) – There was great relief for newly promoted team FC St. Pauli after their first win in the Bundesliga since the 2010/11 season. “We are very, very happy and happy about the three points,” said coach Alexander Blessin after the 3-0 (2-0) win at SC Freiburg. “After we received praise after the first few games and nothing came of it, we were in a good position today and struck at the right time.”

In addition to goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj, who saved a penalty, the goal scorers Oladapo Afolayan (45th) and Elias Saad (12th/72nd) shone. “My dream was to play in the Bundesliga, and now I’ve scored my first two goals. “We used our chances efficiently,” said the double goalscorer happily.

mentality and luck

About the other reasons, captain Jackson Irvine said: “It was a little bit of everything – there was also a little bit of luck.” Not everything went in our favor in the first few games, but now we have shown a different mentality twice. “

After the first point in the 0-0 draw against Champions League participants RB Leipzig, the next success story came one match day later. In the home game against FSV Mainz 05 on October 5th, Hamburg want to continue their positive trend. “This victory has to give us a boost,” said winger Philipp Treu.

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