Leipzig concede stoppage-time goal in 1-1 draw at St Pauli

2026-01-27 - 22:41

St Pauli’s Martijn Kaars (left) scores a penalty against Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi (centre) during the Bundesliga match between FC St Pauli and RB Leipzig. (EPA Images pic) HAMBURG: St Pauli scored with a stoppage-time penalty from Martijn Kaars to rescue a 1-1 draw against visitors RB Leipzig in a rearranged Bundesliga match on Tuesday. Dutchman Kaars kept his cool to beat keeper Peter Gulacsi deep in second-half stoppage time, cancelling out Yan Diomande’s 66th-minute goal for the visitors. The match had been postponed earlier this month due to heavy snow and ice. Both teams had chances in a tight first half but St Pauli keeper Nikola Vasilj could do nothing when Ivory Coast international Diomande unleashed an unstoppable shot from 20 metres out following a Leipzig corner. Vasilj did deny the visitors a second goal in the 87th when he palmed a shot from Tidiam Gomis wide before the hosts were awarded a stoppage-time penalty which Kaars converted. Leipzig remain fourth on 36 points, three behind Hoffenheim, who were 2-0 winners at Werder Bremen in their own postponed match. Borussia Dortmund are in second place on 42, with leaders Bayern Munich on 50. Relegation-threatened St Pauli are 17th on 14 points.