Overview
- Abdoulie Ceesay opened scoring in the fourth minute and Oladapo Afolayan struck again in the 20th to put St. Pauli 2-0 up early.
- Silkeborg’s Tonni Adamsen halved the deficit in the 24th minute before Mathias Pereira Lage and Andreas Hountondji sealed the 4-1 win with second-half goals.
- Summer recruits Arkadiusz Pyrka and Jannik Robatsch featured in the starting lineup as Blessin tested his expanded squad.
- Around 1,000 fans watched in Malente as St. Pauli employed aggressive pressing and fluid transitions to dominate the match.
- Next up is a ten-day training camp in Flachau, Austria where the team will refine tactics and integrate new arrivals ahead of the Bundesliga season.