Hansa R*stock 1-3 St Pauli - Who the fuck are Hansa R*stock?

Saglik's brace after coming on off the bench gave us a much welcomed three points after only a draw at home against Furth in the last fixture. Our win cuts our gap from first from five points to three after Dusseldorf drew 0-0 away at Union Berlin.

Max Kruse slotted home his 9th goal of the season - as many goals as the entire R*stock team has this season - in the 40th minute. A good counter attack led to Naki putting Kruse through on goal after drawing the center backs attention. Kruse placed his shot past the 'keeper and gave us the lead - which is where the off field issues started.

I don't know much of the facts, but basically Hansa R*stock fans launched up to five flares into the St Pauli away bay (to the cheers and celebrations of the rest of the stadium) and the players went off for 10 minutes.

R*stock managed to equalise despite our domination after 50 minutes. Tschauner spilled a sitter which Marek Mintal put away. It's always hard to criticise Tschauner when he makes a mistake though, as it's usually surrounded by brilliant vital saves. This game was no exception. His point-blank stop in the 39th minute was the crucial stepping stone towards our first goal off the counter. R*stock were certain they'd found the net, but Tschauner's reactions were too good.

I was worried it'd become "one of those games" as we saw a lot of chances go wasted throughout this game, but it was the super sub Mahir Saglik who managed to put any concerns to rest. His first goal came off the back of a free kick after we spent a minute clearing a whole heap of banana's the R*stock fans threw on the pitch. It was a sweet moment of joy that pretty much signalled game over.

But Saglik made sure of victory in injury time. A blistering counter was almost messed up as Bartels opted to pass across goal to Kruse when one on one. The pass was a little heavy and it didn't allow Kruse a tap in like planned. It seemed R*stock had time to get enough players back, but Saglik showed composure to place the ball into the back of the net and seal the three points.

Forza Sankt Pauli!