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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.
