2024-08-29 19:35:36
With a 2-1 win in Sweden, Heidenheim secured the best starting position for the return match in the Conference League. Can the Bundesliga club take advantage of this?
1. FC Heidenheim won its first international competitive match 2-1. Coach Frank Schmidt’s team triumphed in the first leg of the Conference League qualification against Swedish first division club BK Häcken. Now the return leg is in Heidenheim. Will they make it into the league phase?
Half-time summary: After a nervous start, FCH stabilized and took the lead with their first big chance. Kaufmann could have added to the lead with his powerful header. The visitors had more possession (58%), but were not compelling enough in attack.
45.+1: Kevin Müller in the Heidenheim goal is tested for the first time after Häcken plays through on the right and the ball lands in the center at Rygaard. But Müller is able to block Rygaard’s shot from 16 meters with his right fist.
45. Minute: Two minutes will be added on.
44. Minute: The FCH is waiting for a counterattack and Häcken does them a favor by losing the ball again and again. However, Schmidt’s players were unable to capitalize on this in the final minutes.
41. Minute: Heidenheim leaves the ball to the guests in midfield. However, the Swedish cup winners do not pose any danger.
37. Minute: The opening goal has given Frank Schmidt’s team a noticeable boost of confidence. Their actions now seem much more confident and less rushed.
34. Minute: Heidenheim continues to push. The home team takes a short corner, the resulting cross lands on Kaufmann’s head. Häcken’s goalkeeper Abrahamsson deflects the powerful header onto the crossbar.
31st minute: There’s the lead for FCH. Pieringer wins the ball in the opponent’s penalty area with a sliding tackle. Conteh gets to the ball, runs to the byline, passes it back to Pieringer, who shoots straight away and makes it 1-0.
28. Minute: Heidenheim takes its next corner, but Theuerkauf’s ball is out of play in the air and there is a goal kick.
25. Minute: Things are getting tense on both sides. Referee Kruashvili from Georgia has his hands full at the moment, but for now he’s just giving Pieringer a yellow card.
21. Minute: Hard tackle by Pieringer against Hovland. The Heidenheim player hits his opponent in the face with his leg. This is the first yellow card of the game.
18. Minute: Free kick for Häcken just before the left corner flag: Norway’s former international Hovland wins the aerial challenge, but heads just over from close range. That was the best chance of the match so far.
15. Minute: Heidenheim made a few unnecessary ball losses in the opening minutes. This gave Häcken repeated opportunities to attack. So far, the visitors have had only half chances.
12. Minute: Conteh plays a one-two with Kaufmann and shoots from 16 meters. Abrahamsson in the Häcken goal is there.