Magdeburg/Hamburg – His substitution brought momentum into the game! St. Paulis Winter newcomer In the Moors (28) won on Saturday in the 2-1 win over the 1 FC Magdeburg begin to show why sports boss Andreas Bornemann (51) brought him to the Millerntor.
St. Paulis Maurides (28) showed a good performance after coming on in Magdeburg. © IMAGO/Torsten Helmke
So far, Maurides’ playing times with the Kiezkicker have been manageable – 18 minutes in Nuremberg (1-0), not in the squad against Hannover (2-0), ten minutes against Kaiserslautern (1-0). In addition, the racist statements made by some FCK fans after the game last weekend on the Internet.
But that doesn’t seem to have impressed the 28-year-old striker, as he himself revealed on the internet during the week.
On Saturday the Brazilian had to return to the bench in Magdeburg, but he was on the pitch when the game started again. He came on for right-back Jannes Wieckhoff (22).
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“The coach told us at half-time what we need to do better,” explained Maurides. “I didn’t have time to talk to him in depth before I came on.” Therefore, he only tried to implement the instructions of the coaching team.
And he did! “With Maurides on the pitch, we had another target player up front, who can pat the ball great and has physicality. He really demonstrated the strengths he has on the pitch today,” said teammate Betim Fazliji (23) words of praise.
The 28-year-old defended balls, put his team-mates in the limelight and even managed to equalize in the meantime. After a harmless header (55th minute) and a blocked shot (58th), Maurides should have made it 1-1 after 72 turns of the pointer.
After a header from Lukas Daschner (24), he was completely free and shot the ball wide of the goal from a suspected offside position. Despite these missed chances, he showed his qualities on the Kiezkicker offensive for the first time.
Even if he didn’t score himself, the South American was still able to celebrate in the end. “We worked well as a team and that’s the most important thing,” he said modestly. “I feel good, I’m focused on the work here and I can give 100 percent for FC St. Pauli.” Because he has a short-term goal in addition to his first goal: “I want to recommend myself for the starting XI.”
