HANNOVER (Interstat) — Abdoulie Ceesay scored in first-half stoppage time and H. Chakroun equalized early in the second half as St. Pauli and Hannover played to a 1-1 draw in their competition match on Saturday. Hannover was the home team, and St. Pauli was the visitor. The visitors took the lead in the first minute of first-half stoppage time when Ceesay converted, with Louis Oppie credited with the assist. Hannover responded in the 48th minute through Chakroun, and neither side found a winner after the break. The teams went to halftime with St. Pauli ahead after Ceesay’s stoppage-time goal. Ceesay played 85 minutes before being substituted in the 85th minute, and his goal was the opening score of the match.

Chakroun’s equalizer came after he had already been booked in the eighth minute. Chakroun was the first player booked in the match and later became Hannover’s scorer. Hannover teammate Thordarson S. T. was cautioned in the 17th minute, and St. Pauli’s Fujita J. received a yellow card in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Fujita’s caution was the final disciplinary action of the match. Chakroun played 75 minutes and was substituted in the 75th minute. Oppie’s 90-minute appearance included the assist on Ceesay’s goal. Ceesay’s statline finished at 85 minutes and one goal, while Chakroun’s finished at 75 minutes, one goal and one yellow card. The three cautions and the two goals were the main scoring and disciplinary events in a match that remained level after the early second-half exchange.

St. Pauli made substitutions involving Rasmussen and Niang in the 62nd minute, Ceesay and Metcalfe in the 85th, and Jones in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Hannover made substitutions involving Oudenne in the 68th minute, Chakroun in the 75th, and Hartel in the 78th. The match featured two goals, three yellow cards and eight substitution events. The draw leaves St. Pauli with a competition record of 1-0-1, while Hannover is 0-1-1 in the competition. The draw was St. Pauli’s first competition draw of the season and Hannover’s first competition draw of the season. St. Pauli’s record across all competitions stands at 1-2-5, and Hannover’s across all competitions stands at 1-1-1. Those records are listed as wins-losses-draws.

St. Pauli’s previous results this season include a 2-0 home win against Karlsruher SC, a 1-1 draw with B. Monchengladbach, a 1-1 draw at Hannover 96, a 2-1 loss at TiMoNo, a 3-1 loss to Holstein Kiel, a 0-0 draw at Wolfsburg II, and a 2-2 draw with SpVg Aurich. Hannover’s previous results include a 3-0 loss at Magdeburg and a 2-0 home win against Verl. St. Pauli’s next listed match is against Walddorfer SV at St. Pauli in the Regionalliga. Hannover’s competition record remains without a win after the draw.

The match produced a split of the points after St. Pauli scored late in the first half and Hannover answered soon after halftime. The yellow cards were issued to Chakroun, Thordarson and Fujita in that order. The substitutions began in the 62nd minute and continued through second-half stoppage time. St. Pauli’s Ceesay and Hannover’s Chakroun were the scorers, while Oppie recorded the assist on the opening goal. The result added a draw to both competition records and left St. Pauli unbeaten in the competition after two matches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Hannover 2, St. Pauli 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected St. Pauli with a 56.9 percent probability to win. Hannover had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.75.