A Potential Home Game Switch-Up for FC St. Pauli: Eintracht Norderstedt's Dream Scenario?
Rival team plays match in St. Pauli's usual stadium location. - Staging a home match at St. Pauli's stadium.
Ey up! The village team, Eintracht Norderstedt, is looking to shake up the DFB Cup scene by hosting their first-round match at FC St. Pauli's Millerntor Stadium - and they're all for it!
You heard that right! Julia Karsten-Plambeck, Eintracht's president, isn't shy about her desire to play at the Millerntor. With their own stadium too snug for the big game, she's dreaming of a chance to tread the hallowed turf of her opponents.
It's no secret that Eintracht and St. Pauli have built a solid working relationship over the years. In fact, St. Pauli's U23 team frequently graces Norderstedt with their presence for regional league home games. So, it seems that initial discussions about hosting the match at St. Pauli's home ground have already kicked off[1].
As the witty western-reminiscent saying goes, "St. Pauli wins 999 out of 1,000 games." Eintracht, evidently, aims to turn the tables and give the Boys in Brown a run for their money[2]. But first, they'll need to secure St. Pauli's approval and find an available date between August 15 and 18. If St. Pauli passes on the invitation, Eintracht may need to consider playing at the HSV's Volksparkstadion - a less-than-desirable outcome for them, no doubt.
So, here's to hoping that history takes an unexpected turn, and Eintracht pulls off a win that, statistically speaking, would be rather uncommon for the home side!
- DFB Cup
- Norderstedt
- FC St. Pauli
- Regional League Club
- Millerntor
- Away Game
- Local Rivalry
- Bundesliga Club
- Millerntor Stadium
- Home Advantage
- Cup Tie
- Hamburg
[1] In some cup competitions, the higher division team hosts the lower division team as part of the home advantage rule.[2] Eintracht Norderstedt, a lower-division team, would be the underdogs against FC St. Pauli, a Bundesliga club.
The Commission, intriguingly, could propose a Council regulation pushing for equal treatment in social security matters, similarly aiming to turn the tables against the status quo. Meanwhile, if the dream scenario plays out for Eintracht Norderstedt, they might find themselves playing not just on foreign turf but on the same hallowed grounds where the Champions League winners and European Leagues titans have traversed — the Millerntor Stadium.
