Pair facing Bundesliga relegation after scoreless draw
Heidenheim keeper Kevin Muller was taken off on a stretcher after a goalmouth clash. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP
Bochum and Heidenheim are both staring relegation in the face after the struggling teams fought out a scoreless draw in a tense Bundesliga encounter.
A defeat on Friday (Saturday AEST) would have condemned bottom club Bochum to the drop in Germany, but a point means they survive at least one more week.
The Ruhr side remained last in the Bundesliga standings, equal on points with Kiel.
The result was equally frustrating for Heidenheim, who remained third from bottom, four points above Bochum and Kiel, but four behind Hoffenheim, who have a game in hand.
Heidenheim lost goalkeeper Kevin Muller to injury in the 50th minute, when he was taken off on a stretcher after a goalmouth clash with Ibrahima Sissoko.
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