Slight bugs and bumpy gameplay
Heidenheim, who could have kept their vague dream of promotion alive with a win, controlled the game but lacked the final punch forward. In addition, numerous concentration errors and the resulting slight ball losses made for a bumpy game.
And Aue? The Erzgebirge team, who have little chance of staying up after the recent series of defeats, seemed downright surprised at how gently the hosts treated them. And remained largely passive – so the same applied here: There wasn’t much to see in the offensive game. So it went into the break after 45 minutes without any real chances to score.
Aue grippy after the change: fast 0:1
In the dressing room, Aue’s coach Pavel Dotchev seemed to have pointed out to his men that a lot could happen in Heidenheim that day. In any case, the Erzgebirge team came out of the half much braver and put FCH under pressure. With quick results: After 54 minutes, Zolinski converted a volley from 13 meters to make it 0-1.
That was kind of a wake-up call for the hosts, who are now shifting gears. Kühlwetter could have equalized after 69 minutes, but missed a free-standing shot from six yards. And in the 77th minute, substitute Kevin Sessa narrowly missed the Auer box with a direct shot from 14 meters.
Zolinski to the second: 0:2
Instead, the decision fell on the other side: Zolinski pulled the middle from the right wing position, got the pass from Patrick Strauss and converted coolly from 14 meters to 0:2.
Heidenheim in Kiel, Aue towards Rostock
Heidenheim will play next matchday in Kiel (Saturday, 1.30 p.m.), Aue against Hansa Rostock (Sunday, 1.30 p.m.).
Source: red/sid/dpa