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Hamburg (AP) - VfL Bochum has reinforced its ambitions for promotion in the 2nd Bundesliga against the up-and-coming FC St. Pauli.

The West Germans celebrated a 3-2 (2-2) success at Millerntor and are the first pursuer (36 points) to be in close contact with the front runner Hamburger SV (37).

Guido Burgstaller (4th minute) and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (32nd) brought the Kiezclub twice in front.

The strong Simon Zoller (28./43.) And an own goal by Daniel Buballa (63.) led to the well-deserved VfL victory.

After the first defeat this year, St. Pauli is in 16th place.

“It's very difficult to play here, so we can be proud as a team.

And to have contributed to the victory is of course a good thing, »said match winner Zoller, who was involved in the preparation of the 3-2 in addition to his two goals.

"To play high in the table is of course very nice," he said happily.

Philipp Ziereis, on the other hand, was served because there was more in it.

«That was very bitter.

It felt like every shot from Bochum was in there today, ”said St. Pauli's captain.

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In an entertaining game from the start, St. Pauli went in front with the first attack worth seeing when Burgstaller Leart Paqarada's cross hit the crossbar and hit the knee in the second attempt.

The guests stayed calm and had good chances to make it 1-1 thanks to Gerrit Holtmann (9th / top edge of the slats) and Maxim Leitsch (13th / external network).

Zoller succeeded in doing this after Robert Zulj's dream pass.

Bochum now had the match under control.

Finn Ole Becker (31st) cleared a Leitsch header on the line, but St. Pauli struck back: Kyereh was not attacked and hit the corner from 25 meters.

VfL pushed on and was rewarded when Zoller scored his tenth goal of the season against the back line that was indisposed here.

Even after the change, the game of the guests seemed more structured.

The Kiezkicker, who had been efficient up to then, remained dangerous with their counterattacks, however, which were becoming rarer.

Zulj was unlucky when his free kick went just wide (57th), and then luck when his shot was deflected into the goal by Buballa in his 250th second division game.

In the end, FC St. Pauli lacked the strength to strike back.

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