Bielefeld 2-2 St. Pauli: Streak Holds
St. Pauli twice trailed in Bielefeld and still could not win. Rochelt and Grodowski scored; Hara and a Ceesay heel made it 2-2 as the wait stretches to 188 days.
Published 4 Sept 2026Updated 16 Oct 20262 min read
One hundred and eighty-eight days. That is how long St. Pauli have now gone without a competitive win, and a heel from the substitute they needed most still was not enough to end it.
Arminia Bielefeld 2-2 St. Pauli. A 2. Bundesliga Round 4 share of the points on Friday 4 September 2026, 1-1 at half-time and 1-1 after the break as well. Twice the visitors trailed. Twice they answered. They still have not won this season.
Key Moments
Jonas Kersken’s clearance found Jannik Rochelt, who punished David Nemeth and lofted the opener past Ben Voll on 13 minutes. Nemeth atoned seven minutes later, winning the ball and sending Taichi Hara through for 1-1. Six minutes into the second half Rochelt’s free-kick was only half-cleared and Joel Grodowski’s shot, slightly deflected, made it 2-1.
Abdoulie Ceesay had come on at the interval. In the 65th minute Arkadiusz Pyrka drove a low ball across the six-yard box and Ceesay finished with his right heel. That was the last goal. Both sides made late changes. Yellow cards arrived for Pyrka and Maximilian Bauer near the end. The whistle left Pauli still hunting a first three points of 2026/27.
Why it matters
The standings after the result put Arminia Bielefeld sixth on 4 points from 3 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 6-6). St. Pauli are 13th on 2 points from 3 (0 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 5-6). dpa notes the last Pauli competitive win was 1-0 at Hoffenheim on 28 February, still in the Bundesliga. Oliver Kirch’s Arminia have a first home point of the new campaign. Pauli’s wait rolls on.
Where to watch
Full time is in. Broadcasters for the 16:30 UTC kickoff included 221 Hub Premier 1, Premier League TV, Premier Sports 2, Setanta Sports 1, Setanta Sports Philippine, Nexgen and Arena 1 Premium on TV, with streaming options on 620 Now Premier League TV, DAZN Canada, fuboTV and Stan Sport. BBC Radio 5 Live was listed for audio in Great Britain. Check local listings for replays and skip unofficial highlight dumps.
Where to watchSee the full watch guideThe night’s single image is Ceesay’s heel — a beautiful answer that still could not break a 188-day silence.