FC Heidenheim
Holstein Kiel
Outstanding performance
FC Heidenheim•DefenderHolstein Kiel controlled this match from start to finish, racking up 63% possession, 17 dangerous attacks to Heidenheim's 9, and three corners to none, yet found themselves on the losing side. Heidenheim offered little in attack for long stretches, managing just two shots all game, but showed ruthless efficiency when it mattered - needing only a single clear opportunity to win it. The breakthrough came from a corner in the 83rd minute, with substitute impact felt almost immediately as Jonas Fohrenbach rose to head home from Mikkel Kaufmann Sorensen's delivery just a minute later. For Kiel, it's a frustrating result given their territorial and statistical dominance, missing a big chance of their own and failing to convert 81% pass accuracy into a genuine breakthrough. Heidenheim, by contrast, ride a wave of good form into this result, proving that clinical finishing and defensive resilience can trump possession football in the Bundesliga's second tier.
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Till Wiese's right-footed shot is saved.
Yellow card shown to Mikkel Kaufmann Sorensen.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Jonas Fohrenbach scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Mikkel Kaufmann Sorensen.
Jonas FöhrenbachShot on goal! Jonas Fohrenbach scores with a header.
On comes Till Wiese, off goes Ikem Ugoh.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jan Schoppner takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Paul Hennrich comes on for Marcel Costly.
Tim Siersleben is substituted for Alessandro Vogt.
Mikkel Kaufmann Sorensen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Phil Harres takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
On Yannik Wagner, off Julian Niehues.
Michael Heule takes a left-footed shot but misses.
On John Tolkin, off Leon Parduzi.
On Gyan de Regt, off Adrian Kapralik.
Alessandro Vogt takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alessandro Vogt takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alessandro Vogt takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Christian Conteh takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Phil Harres takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Christian Conteh takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Julian Niehues attempts a header but misses the shot.
Alessandro Vogt takes a shot with his head but misses.
Marcel Costly takes a left-footed shot but misses.
David Zec takes a shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Noah Madsen is on, and Guillermo Balzi is off.
Corner awarded.
Red card issued.
Second yellow card for Jonas Torrissen Therkelsen.
Corner awarded.
Adrian Kapralik takes a header but misses the shot.
Christian Conteh takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Adrian Kapralik takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Alessandro Vogt attempts a header but misses the shot.
Alessandro Vogt takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Christian Conteh is substituted for Oualid Mhamdi.
Mikkel Kaufmann Sorensen is on, and Mathias Honsak is off.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Adrian Kapralik takes a header shot but misses.
Phil Harres takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Marnon Busch takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card for Jonas Torrissen Therkelsen.
Michael Heule's left-footed shot is saved.
Guillermo Balzi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Marcel Costly takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Marcel Costly takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Oualid Mhamdi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Ikem Ugoh takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Phil Harres takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Justin Joel Hasmann.
