Overview
- St. Pauli beat HSV 2:0 at a sold‑out Volksparkstadion, with Adam Dzwigala scoring on 19 minutes and Andreas Hountondji sealing it on 60.
- Ransford Königsdörffer’s apparent HSV equaliser early in the second half was ruled offside after a VAR review for a marginal infringement.
- Referee Christian Dingert’s 25th‑minute whistle against Hountondji in a breakaway drew sharp criticism from TV commentators and analyst Erik Meijer.
- HSV finished with ten men after Giorgi Gocholeishvili received a second yellow in the 77th minute, while St. Pauli celebrated a temporary rise to first place after two matchdays.
- Elsewhere in German football, Köln prepared a one‑year loan of Julian Pauli to Dynamo Dresden with a contract extension, Hansa Rostock faced fresh attacking doubts before Hoffenheim II, and Hallescher FC and Lok Leipzig remained unbeaten atop the Regionalliga Nordost.