FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli ended the year on a positive note after a 1-0 win at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon. Johannes Eggestein got the only goal in front of a sell-out crowd at the MHP Arena, and though he missed a second-half penalty the Boys in Brown went on to secure three vital points thanks to a magnificent team performance, especially in defence.

The football year ends with a trip to in-form VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (15.30 CET). In the run-up, head coach Alexander Blessin took questions from the media at the pre-match news conference.

FC St. Pauli collected their first home win of the season on Friday evening, deservedly beating fellow promoted side Holstein Kiel by three goals to one Strikes from Manolis Saliakas, Morgan Guilavogui and Johannes Eggestein ended the five-game home goal drought in front of a sell-out crowd at the Millerntor, with Phil Harres replying for the visitors late on. Nikola Vasilj also saved a Jann-Fiete Arp penalty on the stroke of half-time.