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France 24
22-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Heidenheim recover to draw with Elversberg in Bundesliga playoff
Elversberg, who have never played in the top flight and are in just their second Bundesliga 2 campaign, ran out to a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to goals from Lukas Petkov and Fisnik Asllani. Heidenheim fought their way back into the match and the tie with two goals in four second-half minutes through Tim Siersleben and Mathias Honsak. "A brutal game," Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt told Sky Germany. "We're in a good situation to go to Elversberg next week. Everything is open for the return leg." Elversberg coach Horst Steffen was not too discouraged despite watching his team surrender a two-goal lead. "At the end it's alright, we wanted to avoid defeat. We'll have to get it done at home," said Steffen. The winners of the playoff, between the side third last in the Bundesliga and the third-placed Bundesliga 2 team, will play in the top flight next season. Elversberg, from a town of just 13,000 people, are bidding to become the smallest club to play in the top flight. They took the lead after 18 minutes when Petkov finished off a fluid team move. Asllani doubled the visitors' advantage just before half-time, cutting the ball in from just inside the box. Heidenheim reacted by bringing Bayern loanee Paul Wanner, who spent last season on loan at Elversberg, off the bench for the second half. Siersleben gave Heidenheim hope when he tapped in a rebound from a Leo Scienza free-kick on 62 minutes. Wanner then linked up with Scienza whose low shot was saved but bounced into the path of Honsak. He tapped home to give his side hope ahead of Monday's second leg in Elversberg. Since the Bundesliga playoff was reintroduced at the end of the 2008-09 campaign, the top-flight team has won over two legs in 13 of 16 seasons. The most recent second-division side to win promotion via the playoff was Union Berlin, who came through on away goals against Stuttgart in 2019.
CNA
22-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Heidenheim battle back for 2-2 draw with Elversberg in relegation playoff
HEIDENHEIM, Germany : Bundesliga club Heidenheim scored twice in three minutes in the second half to come from two goals down and snatch a 2-2 draw against visitors Elversberg in the relegation playoff first leg on Thursday. Elversberg, third in the second division, stunned Heidenheim to go 2-0 up by halftime thanks to goals from Lukas Petkov in the 18th minute and Fisnik Asllani, the team's top scorer this season. Heidenheim, who finished in 16th place in the Bundesliga, had a goal disallowed on the stroke of halftime and hit the woodwork early in the second half before Tim Siersleben pulled one back in the 62nd. Just two minutes later Mathias Honsak drew Heidenheim level, scoring on the rebound as the hosts got 14 efforts towards goal in a strong second half. The return leg in Elversberg is on Monday.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Heidenheim battle back for 2-2 draw with Elversberg in relegation playoff
HEIDENHEIM, Germany, May 22 (Reuters) - Bundesliga club Heidenheim scored twice in three minutes in the second half to come from two goals down and snatch a 2-2 draw against visitors Elversberg in the relegation playoff first leg on Thursday. Elversberg, third in the second division, stunned Heidenheim to go 2-0 up by halftime thanks to goals from Lukas Petkov in the 18th minute and Fisnik Asllani, the team's top scorer this season. Heidenheim, who finished in 16th place in the Bundesliga, had a goal disallowed on the stroke of halftime and hit the woodwork early in the second half before Tim Siersleben pulled one back in the 62nd. Just two minutes later Mathias Honsak drew Heidenheim level, scoring on the rebound as the hosts got 14 efforts towards goal in a strong second half. The return leg in Elversberg is on Monday. VfL Bochum and Holstein Kiel were relegated from the Bundesliga while Cologne and Hamburg SV won automatic promotion to the top division.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🇩🇪 Bundesliga's smallest-ever play-off starts Thursday, all you need to know
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. The Bundesliga 24/25 playoff, between Heidenheim and Evelsberg, will decide the last participant of the next season of the German elite. And you can follow everything, LIVE and FREE, here on !If you don't remember very well how the Relegation works (for the Germans), we'll explain! The 16th place in the BuLi faces the 3rd place in the to decide if we will have three clubs relegated in the First Division - or three promotions - next season. Of the 26 playoffs in the history of German football, 20 were won by the elite team, 77%, according to Bundesliga information. In the cut of the last 12 playoffs, 11 were won by the team trying to avoid relegation - which makes Heidenheim the favorite in the match, at least, on the side of the statistics. Heidenheim, with about 50,000 inhabitants, facing Elversberg, with 13,000, represents the "smallest" playoff of all time. For an idea, last season's playoff, between Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf, opposed cities with 372,000 people and 613,000, respectively. In 2022/23, Stuttgart, with 632,000 inhabitants, escaped relegation against HSV, from Hamburg - the second largest city in Germany, with 1.85 million. If Elversberg achieves promotion, it will become the smallest team in history to compete in the Bundesliga, being the 59th different club to participate in the German football elite. They [Heidenheim] have assembled a quality squad that can play in the Bundesliga and the Conference League. They are very flexible and can change during the phases of the game... We will do our best to influence the match with our performance and then we have to hope that the opponent may not be so connected, so that we can take advantage of it. Elversberg has been on a journey to get to this chance to make history. In the 2021/22 season, the club was in the Southwest Regionalliga - the fourth division of German football -, and this is only its second season in the The team led by Horst Steffen scored 58 points in 34 games, finishing just one point behind the runner-up Hamburg, which went up directly, alongside the champion Cologne. They scored 64 goals, less only than Cologne, and had the best defense in the Second Division, with 37 conceded. Only striker Fisnik Asllani scored 18 goals, finishing on the podium of the top scorers, behind Martijn Kaars (19), from Magdeburg, and Davie Selke (22), from HSV. Heidenheim and Elversberg have only faced each other twice in history, in the 3. Liga of 2013/14. Heidenheim won once, by 1 x 0, with a draw, at 1 x 1, in the other game of the season. Frank Schmidt, coach of Heidenheim, Horst Steffen, praised his rival this Thursday, in a recent interview. For me, [Steffen] is the coach of the year. When I see what he achieved with Elversberg, how he managed to assemble a team that plays such successful football. I have great respect for him. That's why I'm also looking forward to this confrontation, because we can show that we can assert ourselves against them. Heidenheim surprised in the Bundesliga, less than a year ago, when it debuted in the German elite, finishing in eighth place, with a spot in the Uefa Conference League playoffs. The dispute in the European competition, however, had a cost in the performance in the Bundesliga. The club flirted with relegation for much of the season, and needed a surge, already at the end, to secure the playoff. So, who will be present in the Bundesliga 2025/26? 📸 Christian Kaspar-Bartke - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Six Bundesliga clubs showing interest in Fisnik Asllani
Six clubs in the Bundesliga are looking to sign Hoffenheim striker Fisnik Asllani, according to Bild. Asllani is currently on loan at second division side Elversberg who have recently secured a place in the play-offs to potentially gain promotion to the Bundesliga. Advertisement The 22-year-old has been a crucial part of the Elversberg team by scoring 18 goals and providing nine assists. Borussia Monchengladbach, Werder Bremen, Freiburg and Stuttgart are interested in the player and back in the winter, Union Berlin and Cologne contacted Hoffenheim to enquire about his future. Clubs across Europe are also reportedly showing an interest such as Lille, Sporting Lisbon, Fenerbahçe and Anderlecht. Despite several clubs being interested in securing the signature of Asllani, Hoffenehim manager Andreas Schicker has expressed his desire to keep the player for the long-term future. Advertisement 'The fact is that Fisnik is our player. If he returns now in the summer, he will have a contract until June 2026. Of course, we have already had talks. We will try to extend with him.' Elversberg will take on Heidenheim in the first leg of the play offs on Thursday evening which will then be followed by the second leg on Monday. GGFN | Matthew Gritton
