Goalless city derby: HSV and St Pauli both blunt up front | OneFootball

The highly anticipated city derby between St. Pauli and HSV turned out to be a major disappointment. After 90 mostly uneventful minutes, the rivals rightfully parted ways with a 0-0 draw.

Despite all the excitement in the stands, the match began in a very disjointed manner. Numerous duels and interruptions set the rhythm in the early stages. These were also due to the injury of Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit, who had to be replaced early on by Fabio Balde (14’).

Footballing highlights remained scarce afterwards as well. Both teams defended compactly and offered hardly any space. The first and only notable approach came after a long diagonal ball from Luka Vuskovic. Bakery Jatta shot with his left, but Vasilj made a strong save before the flag went up for offside (23’). Overall, spectators at the Millerntor Stadium witnessed a tough, chance-poor game that went into halftime goalless.

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HSV misses the lucky punch

The second half began with a bit more pace. HSV quickly had their first real opportunity: after a corner from Miro Muheim, Vuskovic headed towards goal from close range but was denied by Nikola Vasilj (54’).

Overall, the match remained low on chances, even though both teams played a bit more boldly going forward compared to the first half. In the closing stages, St. Pauli took the initiative and increased the pressure. Daniel Heuer Fernandes was now repeatedly in the spotlight, first tipping a header from Eric Smith safely over the bar (76’) and then making a strong save against Daniel Sinani shortly after (79’). Arkadiusz Pyrka also tested the HSV keeper with a long-range shot, but once again Heuer Fernandes came out on top (81’).

However, the big final offensive from the Kiezkicker failed to materialize, and the Rothosen only ventured forward in rare exceptions. The 0-0 final score was the logical consequence of a match that will likely count among the most harmless of this Bundesliga season.

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FC St. Pauli – Hamburger SV 0:0 (0:0)

St. Pauli: Vasilj, Pryka, Dzwigala (64’ Irvine), Wahl, Mets, Oppie, Sands, Smith, Fujita, Kaars (46’ Jade-Jones), Pereira Lage (64’ Sinani)

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Jatta, Capaldo, Vuskovic, Torunarigha, Muheim, Remberg, Vieira (87’ Lokonga), Königsdörffer (68’ Philippe), Downs (68’ Glatzel), Røssing-Lelesiit (14’ Balde, 68’ Dompé)

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