Robbery in Ausburg
By: Mike | November 23rd, 2009Unfortunately for St Pauli, the referee and FC Ausburg conspired this past Sunday to steal a share of the points from St Pauli.
It all started so well for the boys in brown. Early play saw possession shared equally, until the 29th minute, when the workmanlike Ebbers finished excellently from a challenging angle for his 8th goal in the season.
The shocking decision to send off Florian Lechner occurred in the 34th minute, and is shown in the video below at the 6:50 mark. While certainly a firm challenge, Lechner intended to play the ball, and did make contact with the ball… In my biased view, not a red card. After a week full of very public arrests regarding match fixing, one has to wonder…
Ten men St Pauli fought valiantly into the second half, but it was not to be. After conceding two goals, St Pauli battled back through a Rouwen Hennings pass to Ebbers, who finished well for his 2nd goal on the day. Hennings came on as a sub in the second half and did well in his role as a second forward.
However, in the 3rd of 3 minutes of stoppage time, Ausburg found the winner through Sinkala. The tired St Pauli defense simply could not keep up. A sad ending to a valiant effort from St Pauli. A draw was certainly deserved, even after the terrible red card. Manager Holger Stanislawski commented after the match “The referee team here has made a very unfortunate figure. My team has sold both before and after the red card after all very good. The defeat so soon before the full time is simply very annoying!”
Well said, coach.
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