Overview

• Adam Dzwigala scored in the 19th minute and Andreas Hountondji added a second in the 60th, with Ransford Königsdörffer’s would-be HSV equaliser overturned for a marginal offside on VAR and Giorgi Gotscholeishvili sent off with a second yellow in the 77th.
• The victory lifted St. Pauli to the Bundesliga summit overnight after two matchdays, while HSV’s first home top-flight game since 2018 exposed a gap in fluency and poise.
• HSV captain Yussuf Poulsen called the 0:2 “simply shit,” and coach Merlin Polzin said he was very disappointed and that the team remains “in a process” to adapt to the league.
• Polzin indicated the club will use the remaining days of the window, and reporting suggests HSV could seek a creative midfielder before Monday without confirming a specific target.
• Elsewhere, BILD reports Köln will loan Julian Pauli to Dynamo Dresden with a parallel contract extension, Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade is widely reported to be closing on a Newcastle move worth up to €90 million as Sebastian Hoeneß adjusted his plans, and Hansa Rostock and Werder Bremen face injury absences and public calls for reinforcements.