Takashi Usami scored his third goal in as many games and had an assist as Fortuna Dusseldorf edged St. Pauli 2-1 to climb back to the top of the Bundesliga second-division table on Sunday.
Usami's Samurai Blue teammate Genki Haraguchi also started in the game in which Andre Hoffmann picked up Usami's cross from the corner to put the hosts ahead in the eighth minute. Usami made it 2-0 in the 74th minute with a low shot into the bottom right corner.
Aziz Bouhaddouz halved the deficit in stoppage time at Esprit Arena but it was not enough as St. Pauli dropped to 10th despite winning two games and drawing another over the previous three.