St. Pauli hadn’t won in League Two since the beginning of December. That negative streak now ended in Regensburg, but was coupled with a big nail-biter.
“It was clear that the first win after our weak phase would not be a footballing treat,” said St. Pauli coach Timo Schultz on “Sky” after the final whistle, admitting that he “would have liked to have been spared” the exciting final phase.
The fact that it came to this at all was largely down to the North Germans themselves. The Hanseatic side got off to a lightning start in the first half, taking an early 2-0 lead and dominating the game until the final whistle. “We played a really good first half,” Schultz noted, saying that Jahn could not have complained “if it had been 4-0 or 5-0 there. “
Only his team didn’t take their chances – and that took its revenge. “When Jahn manage to put their stamp on the game – with a lot of long balls, with a lot of force, with a lot of personnel in the centre – then every team in the league has a hard time,” the 44-year-old praised Regensburg’s impressive comeback after the restart and admitted that “we were really lucky. I’m glad we got it over time. The game shouldn’t have lasted much longer.”
As happy as Schultz was about the win, he had also noticed how much his charges had been in line in the second half. Especially with regard to the transition game, that was “too little. The ball wins we had, we didn’t play so well, except for the 3:1. “
Guido Burgstaller agreed, making no secret of the fact that “the last five to eight minutes were a nail-biter. “It would have been our own fault if we had given the game away. We have to play the counter-attacks better,” said the Austrian, but also demanded: “In the future we have to see that two or three goals are enough to take home the victory.
In the end, three goals were enough in Regensburg, which brought a big grin to Marcel Hartel’s face. The 26-year-old was happy about the dirty victory, as he said: “It was good to get such a dirty win. It feels good and definitely gives you confidence. “