“The defeat hurts a lot”

St. Pauli’s coach was left frustrated by their 3-0 defeat at home to TSG Hoffenheim.

St. Pauli beat TSG Hoffenheim home and away in their long-awaited return to Bundesliga last term, but they lost 3-0 to Christian Ilzer’s side on Sunday. Furthermore, they have only found the net once in their last four league matches, which all ended in defeats.

“The defeat hurts a lot,” said Alexander Blessin in his post-match interview. “Before the half-time break, we had a very good chance to take the lead. And, at half-time, we said we wanted to continue like that, but the early goal killed us.”

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