Eintracht Trier 2-1 St Pauli - Frustration, ecstasy, heartbreak

Minnows have Eintracht Trier knocked us out of the DFB Cup with a 2-1 win. It was a match that featured an insane last 10 minutes which saw two goals, the crossbar struck and a host of chances.

We made four changes from the 1-1 draw with Frankfurt. Pliquett replaced Tschauner in the sticks, Naki made way for Bruns due to injury, Rothenbach came in for Bartels and moved to right back - pushing Schachten into the midfield - and Saglik had his first competitive match start as he was in for Takyi.

The match didn't start out well for us and we fell behind 16 minutes in. A ball across the box caused havoc in a disjointed and confused defence, and Kalabus hit the ball back across the goal and past a helpless Pliquett.

While disappointing to fall behind, it isn't unrealistic to have thought we could have gotten back into the match. But, as Andre Schubert plainly stated post match, "Trier have provided us with tasks that we could not solve."

We looked relatively lost for ideas and it wasn't until Ebbers horribly skewed a shot from a great position after 83 minutes that the match really kicked into gear.

Trier instantly went on the attack after the Ebbers miss and should have found themselves a second, but a rushed shot from a slightly tight angle meant they missed an open goal. Three minutes later and it was St Pauli on the attack again. This time it was through Schachten but his shot deflected off Ebbers for a goal kick.

Though that deflection of Ebbers was unfortunate, his headed flick-on just one minute later to Saglik was vital. The striker slotted home to score his first St Pauli goal and equalise with just two minutes left on the clock. While the goal sent the travelling fans into raptures, it was just a minute later before the home supporters were erupting again.

Trier broke and managed to catch us napping. They got in behind Rothenbach and Hauswald trickled the ball past Pliquett - who perhaps should have done better - and into the far corner.

But it didn't prove to be the end of the drama as Kalla struck the crossbar in injury time. His venomous strike bounced down off the bar and onto the line, but didn't manage to cross the stripe and bounced back into play. The resulting header was weak and easily saved, and it brought an end to proceedings.

The loss is disappointing but we just need to get back to business against Alemannia Aachen on Friday night. Thankfully a potential injury to Boll doesn't seem as bad as first feared, but Takyi couldn't train yesterday and neither did Morena. Both should, hopefully, be back into it in the next few days.