Crime thriller in the relegation
Last minute goal: Heidenheim remains in the Bundesliga
Updated on May 26, 2025 – 10:43 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The 1. FC Heidenheim made the relegation in the Bundesliga perfect. In the relegation against Elversberg, the first division club shocked the outsider late.
In literally last second, 1st FC Heidenheim secured the relegation in the Bundesliga. In the second division club SV Elversberg, the team of coach Frank Schmidt won 2-1 in the second leg of the relegation with a goal in injury time. The first leg had run out 2-2.
Mathias Honsak gave the guests 1-0 early (9th minute). The SVE struck in the first round by Robin Fellhauer (31st). When everything indicated an extension, Leonardo Scienza shocked the home team in a last attack (90. +5).
In front of 9,200 spectators in the sold -out stadium on the Kaiserlinde, the hosts were the better team in the initial phase. The first good chance missed the Heidenheim Marvin Pieringer (5th). Honsak did better shortly afterwards after a strong preparatory work by Scienza.
In the 18th minute, the Elversberger had to cope with the next setback. The injured Semih Sahin did not go on, he was replaced by Carlo Sickinger. Heidenheim also met five minutes later: Budu Civilzivadze came for the battered Pieringer.
After just under half an hour, the hosts increased the number of stroke. Captain Fellhauer refined Tom Zimmerschied’s preparatory work, which had quality similar to that of Scienza. Until the break, fight on both sides was a trump card.
At the beginning of the second round, Heidenheim was lucky that a goal from Fisnik Asllani did not count due to a wafer -thin offside position (47.). Nevertheless, the Elversberger leadership was in the air, the Saarlanders pushed the guests on the defensive.
Even after an hour, the SVE was the better team, but the village association could no longer generate the great pressure. On the other hand, hardly anything came from Heidenheim on the offensive. That changed in the 67th minute – but Luca Kerber could not take the good chance. After that, not much happened, the extension was already within sight – until Scienza was sent steep again and shot brilliantly to the acclaimed victory.