Relegation thriller: Elversberg fights for Bundesliga against Heidenheim!

Relegation thriller: Elversberg fights for Bundesliga against Heidenheim!

Elversberg, Deutschland - The SV Elversberg welcomes the 1st FC Heidenheim in the second leg of the relegation to the German Bundesliga. The kick -off is at 8:30 p.m. After the first leg, which took place on May 22, 2025, the signs for Elversberg are somewhat unclear. In the first leg, the two teams separated 2-2, with Heidenheim equalized after a 0-2 deficit within only three minutes and thus received all chances of relegation.

Heidenheim went into play with a changed line -up in the first half. Coach Frank Schmidt took two changes by calling Frans and Marnon Busch instead of Benedikt Gimber and Paul Wanner to the starting eleven. Elversberg, on the other hand, had to replace Lukas Pinckert because of a yellow lock, which gave Maximilian Rohr the opportunity to get involved in the game. Elversberg opened the game almost ideal and took the lead in the 18th minute through Lukas Petkov, followed by a further increase in goal to 2-0 by Fisnik Asllani in the 26th minute.

The first leg - a dramatic comeback

Heidenheim was not beaten. A goal from Heidenheim was not recognized before the break because of the sidelines, but in the second half the game turned. In the 62nd minute, Tim Siersleben scored the connection goal to 1: 2, followed by a compensation gate by Mathias Honsak in the 65th minute. Despite many opportunities in the final phase, Heidenheim could not win what the audience kept in suspense until the last second. [ZDF reports] (https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/sport/bundesliga-relegation-1-fc-heidenheim sv-elversberg-relegation-hinpfiel-100.html) of the exciting turn of events and emphasizes the performance of both teams.

Now the crucial question is in the second leg: Who will play in the Bundesliga next season? Heidenheim has achieved a slight advantage in the first leg in the first leg, while Elversberg has to do everything possible to create the promotion to the Bundesliga in the home arena.

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The result of the second leg in Elversberg will be crucial for the future of both clubs. Despite the success of the pregnancy, it is clear that the chances of climbing or descent until the final whistle remain uncertain.