The phrase is forgiven, but in football everything is a matter of the head. Anyone who doesn’t believe that should study the final phase of the game between Hannover 96 and FC St. Pauli. Time had run out and the chances weren’t exactly greater, but the Kiezkicker still believed in the equalizer.
“Last season we lost our heads, played uncontrolled when we fell behind,” said Jackson Irvine following the game, in which this did not happen. “This time we played our game in peace.”
Irvine wants to score more goals for St. Pauli
And the balance. With the last action, following a free kick by Leart Paqarada, because Irvine was there with the skull. As I said: it’s all a matter of the head. For Irvine in particular, it was his second goal in the second game and the second time like this. His other qualities – in tackle, in the willingness to run, in passing – were well known.
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But now he hits. “I’ve set myself the goal of scoring more goals,” said the Australian, who didn’t need a mathematical masterpiece to do the math: “I’ve already doubled the number of goals I scored last season.”
