Sport Himmelmann: We remain city champions

Marvin Knoll is known for being able to get right to the point. After the rousing 2: 2 (1: 1) in Hamburg's Volkspark, the St. Paulian, who was ordered back from midfield to central defense on Friday evening, recalled a dreary derby two years ago and expressed his regret for the lack of fans.

© getty images Closed performance: FC St. Pauli earned a point in the city derby at Hamburger SV.

Back then it was a boring 0-0 and parts of the 57,000 spectators went home in the 85th minute. Now it was a really cool derby and a shame that there were only 1000 there. Because this game would have torn her from her seat. And St. Pauli played a big part in it.

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Timo Schultz's team arrived as city champions after two victories in the previous season and, especially in the first round, performed with the appropriate self-image. HSV had a lot of respect for us, that could be felt, says Knoll. The brown-whites were very close to victory when the league leaders actually had their strongest phase. After the break, Robin Himmelmann admits, we had to endure a lot of pressure at times. But because Simon Makienok scored 2-1 in the 82nd minute, the underdog briefly dreamed of a hat-trick against HSV before Simon Terodde replied two minutes later. We go out with a crying eye because the late tour wasn't enough, says Himmelmann. We remain city champions, but we would have liked to have won again.

Timo Schultz shares this two-part conclusion of his goalkeeper, praises HSV for its strong development under Daniel Thioune, but at the same time struggles with the fact that we simply did not defend it well before the 2: 2. One thing is clear for St. Pauli's trainer: Taking his daughter to kindergarten in the morning will neither be a gauntlet nor a triumphal march for him. In the run-up to the game, the 43-year-old had revealed that the educator of his daughter Frieda was a HSV fan. Sometimes he also does HSV tattoos on her arm, he added on Friday evening, he is a very relaxed guy. He would certainly have wished for a HSV victory, but can certainly live with the result. Just like the protagonists in the reigning Hamburg city champion.