AIronically, Guido Burgstaller shot FC St. Pauli in the second division hit against Schalke 04 for the autumn championship. In the 2-1 (2-0) of the Millerntor-Elf in front of 19,950 spectators, the former Schalke scored for the third time with a double goal this season and decided a contested duel in the constant rain, in which both teams had to forego their head coaches due to Corona.
The Burgstaller, who moved from Schalke to St. Pauli in 2020, marked his season goals number 13 and 14 before the break – first with a right-footed shot (20th minute), then with a head (39th). Rodrigo Zalazar (75.) also shortened for Schalke with a goal against his former club. For Hamburg it was the first win against the Revierklub since 1996.
In the table, the team of Kotrainer Loic Fave, who again represented Timo Schultz, is clearly ahead of Darmstadt 98 (29) and Jahn Regensburg (28) with 35 points. Jahn can still follow suit on Sunday, but St. Pauli can no longer take the autumn championship. Schalke (26) fell back to seventh place with Sven Piepenbrock as a replacement for head coach Dimitrios Grammozis.
The game had caused discussions in advance because the Hamburg Senate will only implement the corona restrictions in the coming week. In the almost sold-out stadium at Millerntor, almost 20,000 spectators were guests, many without a mask.
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