FC St. Pauli secured a 1:0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg thanks to a late goal from Joel Chima Fujita. The winner in the 88th minute decided the northern derby on September 12, 2026, at Millerntor Stadium.
The match began evenly, with Reese hitting the crossbar from a free kick in the 5th minute. Wolfsburg received an early yellow card through Cleiton in the 12th minute, while La. Ritzka was cautioned for St. Pauli in the 4th. Both sides had 10 and 6 shots respectively in the first half, but the score remained goalless.
After the break, Wolfsburg made two changes in the 65th minute: Bence Dardai came on for Muhammed Damar and Jonas Adjei replaced Cleiton. St. Pauli responded with Adam Dzwigala for La. Ritzka in the 67th minute and Martijn Kaars for Youssoupha Niang in the 70th minute. Wolfsburg then swapped Maximilian Arnold for Mattias Svanberg and Yannick Gerhardt for Kento Shiogai in the 74th minute.
In the 78th minute, Wolfsburg coach Tobias Strobl received a yellow card for dissent. Shortly after, Alessio Besio replaced Alexander Bernhardsson for Wolfsburg in the 82nd minute. Joakim Maehle was also booked in the 85th minute.
The decisive moment arrived late: in stoppage time, Taichi Hara came on for Abdollah Ceesay and Samuel Klein for Connor Metcalfe for St. Pauli. Moments later, Joel Chima Fujita scored in the 88th minute (90+1) following a precise pass.
With this win, FC St. Pauli moves to 16th in the 2. Bundesliga with three points from four matches. The previous encounter with Wolfsburg also ended in a 1:0 victory for the Brown-Whites. Next up is an away trip to Energie Cottbus on September 20, 2026, a side currently sitting 10th in the table.
Fujita said after the match: „später Jubel: Joel Chima Fujita erzielte das entscheidende Tor für den FC St. Pauli gegen den VfL Wolfsburg.“
