The three-time East German champion 1. FC Magdeburg has given in the 2nd Bundesliga an atmospheric, but athletically failed debut.
Magdeburg (SID) – The newly promoted and third division champions of the preseason lost on Sunday against FC St. Pauli 1: 2 (1: 1) and missed the hoped for first victory.
FCM scorer Christian Beck (16th) caused in the sold out with 24.156 spectators Arena with the first Magdeburg second division goal since reunification for jubilation. Christopher Buchtmann (29) gave the Hamburg but shortly after the appropriate answer. Marvin Knoll (81 ‘) scored in the final phase by direct free kick.
“At the level things are punished tough,” said FCM coach Jens Härtel : “We have seen that we can play, that gives us courage.” Hamburg coach Markus Kauczinski spoke of “nerve-racking 94 minutes.”
Magdeburg started stormy and was clearly the better team at the beginning. After a lot of preparatory work by Philip Türpitz, Beck appeared in front of St. Pauli’s goalkeeper Robin Himmelmann after only five minutes . Shortly afterwards Himmelmann was overcome. Even after the remarkable results of the FCM was dominant, came after the surprising goal to 1: 1 compensation offensively but noticeably out of the concept.
After the break, the encounter flattened. The game was characterized by a lot of fight, Torgefahr remained largely on both sides. St. Pauli earned against the defensively strong set Magdeburg a visual preponderance, for the earnings made in the end Knoll .