Craziness! Werder Bremen U23 turns around 0-2 against St. Pauli II!

Craziness! Werder Bremen U23 turns around 0-2 against St. Pauli II!

An exciting football match took place on August 10, 2025 in the Edmund Plambeck Stadium in Norderstedt. The U23 from SV Werder Bremen met the team from FC St. Pauli II. The Bremen team showed a remarkable comeback and won the game 3-2 after a 0-2 deficit. In the first 45 minutes it was FC St. Pauli who had the upper hand and took an early lead with goals from Oleg Scacun in the 26th minute and Jannik Westphal in the 35th minute. Although Bremen had a few chances, they were denied by the strong goalkeeper Simon Spari, who made some impressive saves. Loud Dike room The deficit at half-time was disappointing for Bremen, as they had hoped for more chances.

However, the second half belonged to Bremen. Princewell Mbock set the first tone in the 53rd minute when he made it 1-2 and brought the Werder supporters back into the game. The situation further escalated when St. Pauli's Selcuk Rinal was shown the red card in the 59th minute with an emergency stop on Christian Stark, putting his team outnumbered. This gave Werder additional impetus. Cimo Röcker finally scored the equalizer to make it 2-2 in the 80th minute and put Bremen on the road to victory. Mats Heitmann crowned the comeback with his header in the 87th minute, which secured the 3-2 victory.

The gameplay in detail

At the start of the game, FC St. Pauli had their first big chance in the 20th minute, but it was not taken advantage of. The shot went over the goal because Werder goalkeeper Smarkalev couldn't hold on to the ball. Shortly afterwards, Mbock found Stark's head in the 23rd minute, whose attempt was also parried. Ultimately, it was Scacun who scored the first goal for the hosts in the 27th minute, followed by Westphal who made it 2-0 in the 35th minute. However, Bremen did not allow themselves to be discouraged and painted a different picture in the second half.

With a more stable defense that wanted to recover after the disastrous defeat against Weiche Flensburg (1:5), Bremen presented themselves strongly. According to the match report from Werder.de the players were ready to turn the tide.

Next games are coming up

Things now continue for the U23 of SV Werder Bremen, and the next game is on August 20, 2025 against FSV Schöningen. Meanwhile, the U23 of FC St. Pauli, which started the 2025/26 regional league season on July 27th, 2025, will be challenged in the away game against SSV Jeddeloh II on August 23rd. These exciting encounters promise more exciting football in the region.

• 1. Spieltag: FC St. Pauli U23 vs. SV Drochtersen/Assel (27. Juli 2025)
• 2. Spieltag: Bremer SV vs. FC St. Pauli U23 (3. August 2025)
• 3. Spieltag: FC St. Pauli U23 vs. SV Werder Bremen II (10. August 2025)
• 4. Spieltag: SSV Jeddeloh II vs. FC St. Pauli U23 (23. August 2025)
• 5. Spieltag: FC St. Pauli U23 vs. 1. FC Phönix Lübeck (27. August 2025)

The commitment of the players on both teams is now gaining momentum as the pressure to collect points increases with every match day. The U23 of FC St. Pauli and the Bremen U23 are required to underline their ambitions in the regional league. Further information and the schedule of upcoming games can also be found on the website FC St Pauli.