Women in St. Paul are eagerly anticipating another big lottery prize.
The Hamburg Lotto Cup Final will take place this Thursday at 3 PM, with FC St. Pauli and SC Victoria face off at the Stadion Hoheluft. The winning team will secure a spot in the DFB-Pokal. St. Pauli seeks to make it three consecutive wins in the trophy.
As they prepare for the highly anticipated match, ex-pro Jan-Philipp Kalla and Kim Koschmieder, coaches of St. Pauli's regional league team, are inviting fans to two training sessions this week. The outcome of this game could potentially lead to an even more significant encounter. After securing their initial Hamburg Cup win in 2023, St. Pauli defeated Magdeburg FFC (7:6 on penalties) and lost to HSV (1:7) in a record-breaking game attended by over 19,000 spectators at the Millerntor. Last year, they suffered an unremarkable exit against Arminia Bielefeld (0:2).
The path to this year's final has been challenging for the current champions, who overcame regional league rivals Eimsbütteler TV, Condor, and Eilbek before defeating Waldhörder. St. Pauli stands as the odds-on favorite, but final opposition Victoria has been scoring at an impressive rate, with 22 goals in four games. Victoria even enjoys the home advantage at the Hoheluft stadium.
The women's cup final is expected to draw a larger crowd than the men's final, which only had 3,300 attendees last Sunday. With the brown-and-white ticket allocation already sold out, the stands are likely to be dominated by St. Pauli fans.
Last year, Victoria's performance fell short in the final as they lost to St. Pauli (0:6). They hope for improvement in the rematch, but the opposing team remains optimistic after their 2:1 win against Eimsbüttel's second team in the semi-finals.
Victoria's season continues even if they lose the final, as they still compete for promotion to the Regionalliga Nord. They need victories against Hagen Ahrensburg on Sunday and Union 60 Bremen two weeks later to achieve this.
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This exciting cup final marks the culmination of the Hamburg Lotto Cup, highlighting strong local interest and support.
In the upcoming week, Jan-Philipp Kalla and Kim Koschmieder, squad leaders of St. Pauli's regional team, are inviting supporters for two training sessions, as they aim to maintain their European-league aspirations by securing another victory in the Hamburg Lotto Cup. During the final match, St. Pauli's football team, striving for its third consecutive win, will face the formidable opponents SC Victoria in the Hoheluft stadium, with a spot in the DFB-Pokal at stake.
