2. Bundesliga: St. Pauli held back by defensive errors and lack of attacking threat

St. Pauli’s morale remains intact, but the club is still waiting for its first victory of the new 2. Bundesliga season. The 2-2 draw at Arminia Bielefeld on Friday was the Hamburg side’s fourth match without a win. Across competitions, it has not won a competitive game since February 28.

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We showed good morale after falling behind twice.

St. Pauli twice came from behind. Taichi Hara and Abdoulie Ceesay answered goals from Bielefeld, allowing the newly relegated side to leave with a point.

“We showed good morale after falling behind twice,” midfielder Mathias Rasmussen said. Defender Eric Smith added: “If we play like this, we will win many games. Small details are still missing to get where we want to go.” He also said the team had not received what it deserved.

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If we play like this, we will win many games. Small details are still missing to get where we want to go.

Captain David Nemeth focused on the defense and accepted responsibility for the opening goal. “It feels like every chance goes in. I have to defend better before the 0-1. That was not good enough,” he said, referring to his technical mistake. Coach Marcel Rapp agreed that St. Pauli were conceding too easily.

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It feels like every chance goes in. I have to defend better before the 0-1. That was not good enough.

Rapp also identified an attacking problem. His team controlled much of the game but created too few chances from that control. The next opportunity to improve comes at home against VfL Wolfsburg next Saturday.

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We had good control of the game, but we created too few chances from it. We must become more dangerous in front of goal.