St. Pauli’s Wahl blames early goal, Tietz in Mainz loss

After a 2-0 defeat at Mainz, St. Pauli captain Hauke Wahl admitted the team deserved to lose, saying the early goal broke their rhythm and the game plan failed. He singled out Mainz striker Philipp Tietz as the decisive factor, noting the club struggled to contain him throughout the match. Wahl stressed that the loss was a collective failure and that pointing fingers would be pointless, urging the squad to regroup as they fight relegation. syntagm.co.za