22.
20:52
For Honsak, Beck lends it to the left of 18 meters from half -left. However, the shot is a bit too weak, which means that Kristof can easily grab.
20.
20:51
It will be exciting to see how Frank Schmidt’s team will continue after this setback. The FCH was close to its own lead goal. What’s next?
18.
20:47
Tooor for SV 07 Elversberg, 0-1 by Lukas Petkov
And suddenly the second division is leading! A throw-in from the midfield surprises the FCH in the defense and suddenly Petkov appears after a fast Elversberg passing game after ASLLANI shelf freely from a slightly left-handed location on the penalty area. Petkov stays ice cold in front of Müller from 16 meters and pushes the ball flat into the far corner. A very cold shower for the FCH!
17.
20:47
Beck has the perfect view of the on the left in front of the sixteen. Beck finds the one in the back. However, its conclusion from 13 meters bumps pasted miserably past the right post. There was also much more in the campaign for the men from the Ostalb!
15.
20:45
The wing racer sends a free kick flank from Krätzig from the right midfield to the long post, where keeper Nicolas Kristof is on hand and the leather can fish on the air.
13.
20:44
Furthermore, it is not torched long and the paths to the gate are sought on both sides. So far, the first division team has found these paths a little better, but rarely creates the clear chances. The second division, on the other hand, is waiting for the first time and goes forward to ball gains. But too little happens.
11.
20:41
The next chance of final for Heidenheim! Krätzig is found on the left in the back area of the Traoré penalty area. The end of the Bayern loan remains on the way to the gate at several players in Flipper-style. This time the SVE can clean up.
10.
20:40
But now the guests! The first division club loses the ball in their own half to Asllani in the game structure. In the end, Damar sends the room from a central position on the left into the box. However, the outdoor player fails from a relatively pointed angle to Müller, who can clarify the corner.
9.
20:39
Hell is already going on in terms of mood. The FCH fans loudly support their team. Basically, only the lead goal is missing, for so far clearly more active hosts.
7.
20:38
Again it is Pieringer who is found in the offside position, half -right at the penalty area. However, his cross pass on the long post is too frightful is much too steep, so that the Saarlanders also survive this action without a goal.
6.
20:36
Pieringer puts a lot of pressure over the center and searches to the left. The outer player is also found, but cannot find the striker again with a double pass. So the SVE can clarify.
4.
20:35
The hosts appear completely changed in contrast to Bremen and show emotions from the start. The Elversberger still finds it difficult to get a foot on the lawn here.
2.
20:33
It is not a minute, the second division gets the first corner kick off the left. The FCH can clean up this with a head. This header suddenly leads to a giant controller over a cod, which can already go freely on the goal shortly before the center line. In the box, the Heidenheimer goes past keeper Kristof on the right and then falls to the ground. Jablonski correctly realizes that this was not a foul and that the Heidenheim midfielder fell without the action of the goalkeeper. This continues with a kick. There was a lot more in it for the FCH!
1.
20:30
And now the ball rolls into this duel in the best conditions in Heidenheim! The guests join and play in the usual black and gold jerseys. Heidenheim runs in red and blue.
1.
20:30
Start of the game
20:27
Led by Referee Sven Jablonski, the 22 leading actors just enter the lush green on the Ostalb. In a few moments, the ball finally rolls in this first leg of the relegation!
20:12
Shortly before the start of the game, a look at the history. In the relegation introduced in 2009, the first division teams mostly dominated. Only 2009 (Nuremberg), 2012 (Düsseldorf) and 2019 (Union Berlin) managed to assert themselves and rise. In 32 relegation games since then there have been just six victories of the second division teams. In addition, this duel only existed twice in the professional area (a draw, a FCH win). Last on April 19, 2014. At that time, the FCH in League three was given a draw to promotion to the 2nd league. The SVE rose back to the regional league at the end of the season.
20:00
Horst Steffen has to change in his team compared to the Schalke away win: Defense chief Lukas Pinckert is missing with a yellow lock and is replaced by Maximilian Rohr. This was already in the relegation with the HSV in 2022 and failed on the Hertha. The variable offensive playground may be awaiting us again at the Saarlanders, as it has been fabricated by the ELV for several years.
19:53
The men from the 13,000-soul place in Saarland can become the smallest Bundesliga location in history if an increase. The chances for this are good. After the crash in nine in mid -March, the ELV no longer lost eight games in a row and travels to the Ostalb with a very wide breast. Finally, 2-1 could be won on Schalke. The mix of young players and veterans, paired with head coach Horst Steffen, who has been in Saarland since October 2018 (serving coach behind Frank Schmidt), seems to be doing well for the sports association. Schmidt also recognized this at the press conference: “They are very playful, variable in the position game and have individualists, older players with experience and young players who play freely.”
19:46
In contrast to the 1: 4 against Werder, the Heidenheim head coach changes twice. For Bayern loan and ex-Elversberger Paul Wanner, as well as Benedikt Gimber, the other Bayern loan from Frans Krätzig and Marnon Busch start.
19:41
How did you cope with the last 1: 4 clap in Heidenheim against Werder Bremen? In the run -up to the encounter, there was still a little bit of hope to miss the relegation. But with the largely lifeless performance against the north Germans, it quickly became clear that these two upcoming extra rounds had to be shot. The home game against the SVE is pending. Home game at FCH is a bad keyword this season. The Swabians were only able to score three home wins this Bundesliga season. For the team of Frank Schmidt, however, these “playoff games” are already known: “We already know this season from the games against Häcken and Copenhagen. This is a special situation!”. Are these experiences against Elversberg an advantage?
19:32
Basically, the two biggest surprise teams in German professional football in recent years meet in this relegation game. On the one hand, the 1st FC Heidenheim, which was able to qualify directly for the Conference League in his first season in the upper house, and failed there just in the round of 16 playoffs on Copenhagen. On the other hand we find SV 07 Elversberg. The Saarland team played in the regional league three years ago and after a brilliant season in the lower house now has the huge chance, on the biggest coup in the club’s history. It is certainly not the two biggest clubs that strive for the last starting place in the Bundesliga, but both clubs deserve it with their solid work.
19:16
It is said to have been seated for the 1. FC Heidenheim! In the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation, the second division surprise team from Elversberg on Schloßberg is guest. Who can secure the better cards for the second leg? From 8:30 p.m. the ball rolls in the Voith-Arena!