FC St. Paul’s luck, three points and pancakes at the break | NDR.de – Game

By Florian Neuhauss

After a weak period, Hamburg have 13 points from their last six second division games. But who knows how the game would have turned out on Friday evening if referee Bastian Tangart had awarded a penalty after St. Paul’s’ Jacob Medic had the upper hand in the 22nd minute?

Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt said: “It’s annoying not to get a penalty. After the operation, the video assistant in Cologne got the ID to check everything. After seeing the pictures again after the final whistle, Schmidt concluded: “This is a clear sentence. Maybe they could have checked another scene.”

Schultz loves “courage and creativity” – Kyre shines again

In the end, the majority of the 27,433 spectators at the stadium gave the St. Paul’s team no matter what, as they gave them the setting they deserved for the best game. “You can tell before the game that the team had a very good grip. If you take a shot at 20:11 against Heidenheim at the end of the game, it says a lot,” Timo Schultz said. The home team won exactly that.

“Of course I’m glad we have a clean sheet. But I want to emphasize that we are a team that wants to play forward, be creative, be brave, be brave and score goals. We have done it all year. It has strengthened us,” the FCSP coach said.

It was no accident that Daniel-Kofi Kyre scored the winning goal. The fact that the Ghana striker has regained form after the African Cup of Nations and the injury fracture is very closely linked to the rise of his team. In the six games since his return, the 26-year-old has contributed five goals. Whenever Kyre scored, St Polly won.

First pancakes, then leave for three days

Schultz and his aides came out on Saturday and greeted their supporters with home-made pancakes for the winner’s breakfast. After training, the head coach gave Sadhakan a three-day leave of absence. There will be another unit at the cholesterol site on Wednesday only.

“The last few weeks have been very tiring for the players on the field.”
Coach Timo Schultz

Schultz explained: “We don’t just have a day or two, but a whole week. We need that too, I have to say it very clearly. The pitch for the players who have played for the last few weeks, is very tiring.” After the international break on April 2 (8:30 pm / at NDR Live Center) he will make a guest appearance at St. Paul’s FC Hansa Rostock.

Medicine: “The stadium and the atmosphere are wonderful”

But first they can put their feet up as leaders in the second division. This is because, not only for football fans, there is nothing sweeter than showing victory at the start of a match and then being able to relax and watch the match. In particular, at least one of the two direct rivals, Werter Bremen – SV Dormstad will drop 98 points.

But the players are now eagerly awaiting their next home game. For many, this is the first time they have played in front of an entire home stadium after long corona-related spectator restrictions. “It was incredible in this stadium and in this situation. It was great today and then we won too. The upcoming break is very important to our heads,” said the cheerful doctor. And the controversial scene about the ball and his upper arm was long forgotten.

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