In the last friendly before the new Bundesliga season, FC St. Pauli beat the reigning Europa League winners Atalanta Bergamo 3-0. It sounds more confident than it was, because in the first 30 minutes the Italians had a number of very good chances. Later on they were probably thinking more about the UEFA Supercup on Wednesday against Real Madrid. However, the boys in brown and white made the most of the few chances they had. That gives hope, because the quality of finishing was certainly a reason for criticism in the past. But it was only a friendly.
Things really get going on Friday against Halle. The DFB Cup is the first tough test, because all the great results in friendly matches are useless if you, as a newly promoted Bundesliga team, don't prevail against a regional league team. Incidentally, Halle gained courage in the league at the weekend with a 4-0 win against the previously unbeaten Erfurt team.
Before the friendly, the photographer who died far too early Thorsten Baering thought. A nice gesture, because of all of us, Thorsten spent the longest time with FC St. Pauli and took many iconic photos. FCSP is losing a loyal companion with a wonderful perspective. In addition, he was also a very pleasant person who, despite his achievements, did not take himself too seriously. I like that...
Let’s get to my pictures of the test match.
The very one-sided pro-Palestine banner has elsewhere It is clear that banners in football stadiums rarely contain eloquent and detailed statements on complex political situations. But when I see slogans like this, I fear that Dynamo Dresden will one day put up posters saying "Help, there are Nazis everywhere." And yes, the Middle East conflict is much more diverse than my example can illustrate.
What happens next? Next Sunday, the first women's team from FC St. Pauli will play against Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB Cup. The first round match will take place at the Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn in Altona. Tickets are available online, for example. The match kicks off at 14 p.m. I hope to see you there.
Nice to hear that Thorsten was remembered. The news of his death really upset me!
Another great report – including a “political” component and great photos of course!
According to the https://mein.fcstpauli.com/impressum The board of the cooperative consists of "Andreas Borcherding, Thomas Collien, Christopher Heinemann, Miriam Wolframm." Perhaps I am missing some background information here. Why do you think it is worth taking a look here?
I think these are interesting people. And I find it remarkable that no one from the executive committee is there.