Thanks to “Joker” Budu ZivziVadze, the 1st FC Heidenheim has drawn a little hope in the fight against relegation after weeks. The bottom of the Bundesliga finished at the end of the 25th match day after deficiency 1: 1 (0: 1) at TSG Hoffenheim. Nevertheless, the current balance sheet remains disastrous: from the past nine games there are only three points at the FCH.
The substitute Georgian Zivzivadze and his premierentor in the elite class met as worth seeing (65th) for the Heidenheimer, who were four points behind the relegation place. At the FCH, everything is now looking at the basement duel next Sunday with the penultimate Holstein Kiel. Haris Tabakovic (34th) was successful for the TSG.
“You have to see it as a challenge – right now,” said Heidenheim’s coach Frank Schmidt shortly before the kick -off at DAZN with a view to the difficult situation. According to the FCH coach, there was a long crisis discussion with his protégés recently: “A lot came out of the team.”
In front of 20,814 spectators in the Sinsheim Arena, apart from the early change of the stricken Hoffenheimer Diadie Samassekou (4th), almost nothing. The Heidenheimers defended robustly, the hosts hardly occurred anything on the offensive.
Second Heidenheim goal was in the air
Even in the middle of the first half, the encounter still had no climax to offer. Despite their visual superiority The game was an boring.
That changed by accident after around half an hour. Tabakovic simply held his head down after a throw-in and extended the ball into the goal by means of FCH keeper Kevin Müller. It was the second goal of the season of the massive center forward. In the 40th minute, Gift Orban missed the great chance of the second TSG goal.
At the beginning of the second round, the attacker came to ZivziVadze, who had switched to FCH from second division club Karlsruher SC in winter. The first good opportunity was awarded the future Bayern professional Tom Bishop for Hoffenheim (48th).
On the other hand, TSG goalkeeper Oliver Baumann had to parry captain Patrick Mainka against Heidenheim’s captain (52nd). The scene gave the guests more courage. The equalization by Zivzivadze was deserved, after which even the second FCH goal was in the air.