St. Pauli fights bravely, but misses victory against Gladbach!

St. Pauli fights bravely, but misses victory against Gladbach!

On April 6, 2025, FC St. Pauli met Borussia Mönchengladbach in the sold-out Millerntor Stadium. The 29,546 spectators experienced an intensive Bundesliga game that ended with a 1-1 draw. This draw was particularly disappointing for St. Pauli because it missed an urgently needed victory in the relegation battle.

The game started slow for Hamburg. Mönchengladbach took the lead shortly before the half -time break. Kō ItaKura scored 1-0 for the guests in the 45th+2 minute. St. Pauli tried heavily, but the lack of efficiency in the end ensured that they had to wait until the 85th minute.

st. Pauli urges

The first big chance had Elias Saad in the 31st minute when he overcame the Gladbach goalkeeper, but missed the goal. In the course of the second half, St. Pauli tirelessly pushed to equalize and was finally rewarded in the 85th minute. Oladapo Afolayan scored from 16 meters and scored the much -acclaimed equalizer.

coach Alexander Blessin saw how his team was practically active the entire game and had more possession. In contrast, Mönchengladbach seemed weak and offensive hardly present. A comeback by Morgan Guilavogui after two months of injury break was not rewarded.

The location in the table

With this draw, FC St. Pauli remains in the relegation battle and urgently needs to collect points in order to escape the danger zone. For Borussia Mönchengladbach, too, this means that they have to fight important places in the upper third of the table.

The 1st FC Union Berlin was also in action in the other games in the Bundesliga on April 6, 2025. They won 2-1 against SC Freiburg. A crucial goal scored Andrej Ilic, who secured the lead for Union Berlin by header. This showed that the tension remains high in this round of the Bundesliga.