“Erencan Yardimci breaks the deadlock, finishing off a move assisted by Semih Sahin after St. Pauli had already forced three earlier chances.”
Pivotal“Substitute Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta scores almost immediately after replacing goalscorer Yardimci at the break, doubling Kaiserslautern's lead.”
Pivotal“St. Pauli's double substitution pays off instantly as Abdoulie Ceesay, on for just a minute, scores from Taichi Hara's assist to make it 1-2.”
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St. Pauli
Kaiserslautern
St. Pauli dominated the underlying numbers - 59% possession, 21 shots to 11, and nearly 200 more completed passes - but Kaiserslautern were ruthlessly efficient in front of goal. Erencan Yardimci opened the scoring against the run of play in the first half, and Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta struck within seconds of coming on for the second period to make it 2-0. St. Pauli responded through a rapid double substitution that paid off almost instantly, with Abdoulie Ceesay pulling one back just a minute after entering the fray. Despite throwing everything forward in a chaotic final half-hour that produced seven yellow cards, St. Pauli couldn't find an equalizer, leaving Kaiserslautern to hold on for an away win that will sting given the hosts' clear territorial dominance and six saves from the visiting goalkeeper.
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Conor Metcalfe takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card issued.
Yellow card shown to Tomoya Ando.
Mergim Berisha takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Louis Oppie's right-footed shot misses the target.
Kelven Frees is on, and Maxwell Gyamfi is off.
Youssoupha Niang is on, and Taichi Hara is off.
Branimir Hrgota takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Eric Smith takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Taichi Hara takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Branimir Hrgota takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Branimir Hrgota takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mario SauerYellow CardYellow card issued to Mario Sauer.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Abdoulie Ceesay takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jacob Rasmussen's header is saved.
Matias Rasmussen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Leon Robinson is substituted for Fabian Kunze.
Mario Sauer is on, and Marlon Ritter is off.
Mergim Berisha comes on for Ibrahim Kanate.
Conor Metcalfe takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Fabian KunzeYellow CardFabian Kunze receives a yellow card.
Ibrahim KanatéYellow CardIbrahim Kanate receives a yellow card.
Ibrahim Kanate takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jacob RasmussenYellow CardJacob Rasmussen receives a yellow card.
Abdoulie Ceesay scores with a left-footed shot.
Taichi Hara attempts a header but misses the shot.
assist: Taichi Hara
Goal! Abdoulie Ceesay scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Taichi Hara.
Conor Metcalfe is substituted off for Martijn Kaars.
Abdoulie Ceesay is on, and Marcus Mathisen is off.
Corner awarded.
Marlon Ritter's right-footed shot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Semih Sahin takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Thierry Fidjeu-TazemetaShot on goal! Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Goal! Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta scores, making it 0-2.
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta comes on for Erencan Yardimci.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Marcus MathisenYellow CardMarcus Mathisen receives a yellow card.
Branimir Hrgota takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
David NemethYellow CardDavid Nemeth receives a yellow card.
Marlon Ritter takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Marcus Mathisen attempts a header but misses the shot.
Erencan YardımcıErencan Yardimci takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Semih Sahin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
assist: Semih Sahin
Goal! Erencan Yardimci scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Semih Sahin.
Marlon Ritter takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Matias Rasmussen takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Shot from Louis Oppie with his left foot, but it's saved.
Martijn Kaars takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Matias Rasmussen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Branimir Hrgota takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Louis Oppie takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Branimir Hrgota takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Eric Dominic Weisbach.
