Drama at St. Pauli after Woltemade's golden goal for Stuttgart | OneFootball

After Heidenheim's draw against Bochum on Friday night, a win for St. Pauli against Stuttgart would've given them their ticket to the Bundesliga for the upcoming season.

Stuttgart however, wanted to finally get back some momentum before their DFB cup final in a few weeks. Here is a rundown of the hectic matchup between the two sides:

1st half:

The game started off quite hectic with both teams using counter attacks as their method of attack. Stuttgart however, visibly lacked some confidence, with St. Pauli having the better chances of the two sides.

Sinani was the first player to get off a well placed shot in the 9th minute. After that, Stuttgart became the better side, dominating in ball posession and passes - but St. Pauli chances were still more dangerous.

2nd half:

The game got even more intense in the second half - and the minutes 55 to 60 were the most stressful so far:

St. Pauli's Siebe Van der Heyden blocked a shot from Nick Woltemade with his hand. The referee corrected this initial decision thanks to the VAR and awarded Stuttgart a penalty - Van der Heyden had to leave the pitch after receiving his 2nd yellow card of the game.

Woltemade however, wasn't able to put his team in front - goalkeeper Vasilj showed a great save to keep a clean sheet. Still 0-0 between St. Pauli and Stuttgart after 61 minutes.

Nikola Vasilj slowly turned into the man of the match after saving Woltemade's penalty and good shots from Chris Führich and Maximilian Mittelstädt. St. Pauli gave their all to hold the draw for as long as possible.

In the 88th minute however, the pressure got too high: Woltemade finally got his goal, after finishing a good counter attack by Stuttgart.

The game ended with some drama: Vasilj got into an argument with the referee and was booked twice in the process - he had to leave the pitch, just like his teammate Van der Heyden in the 1st half.

Rightback Saliakas ended up in goal for the final seconds of the game and it was Stuttgart who were able to secure the 3 points.