Ironically, city rivals FC St. Pauli stopped Hamburger SV in the 2nd Bundesliga and ended its own crisis in one fell swoop.

In the explosive and heated 108th city derby, the neighborhood club deservedly won 3-0 (0-0) against their big neighbors on Friday evening. HSV was outnumbered for more than an hour after captain Sebastian Schonlau received a red card (28') because of an emergency brake against Etienne Amenyido.

Eric Smith (61'), Marcel Hartel (74') and David Otto (89') scored in front of 29,205 spectators in the sold-out Millerntor Stadium, creating a brown and white party atmosphere and ending the seven-game winning streak. League leaders HSV conceded their first defeat after seven games and after eight wins in a season away from home.

FC St. Pauli was the more conspicuous team from the start and created more top chances. Amenyido (16th) failed to HSV keeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes. Shortly before the end of the first half, Igor Matanovic pointed the ball at the post. HSV couldn't cope with the early disruption of the opponent. The only clear finish came from Ludovit Reis (11th). The best coverage of the 2nd Bundesliga up to that point was mostly safe. Schonlau's dismissal didn't change that.

Header goal puts St. Pauli on the road to victory

After the change, the hosts tried to make better use of the numerical plus. At times they pushed HSV well into its half. But only Smith's headed goal after a corner kick and Hartel himself rewarded FC St. Pauli for his effort. Otto set the final point (89th).

Before the risk game, a police operation had caused a stir. The police had taken several supporters of FC St. Pauli into custody. A video circulating on Twitter shows one such detention, in which a police officer uses coercion in the form of physical violence. "It is necessary to check whether proportionality has been observed," the police said on Twitter. The video shows several people being pinned to the ground by police officers. One officer punched a man lying on the ground while another pinned his legs. FC St. Pauli called for clarification.

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