Heidenheim waves to the Bundesliga
Paderborn’s dream of promotion bursts at the last
04/23/2023, 3:25 p.m
SC Paderborn suffered a bitter setback in the fight for promotion to the Bundesliga. At the bottom of the table from Sandhausen, East Westphalia only play a draw. The dream of the upper house should have burst. Also because competitor Heidenheim wins sovereign.
SV Sandhausen – SC Paderborn 2: 2 (1: 2)
SC Paderborn has frivolously gambled away its probably last chance of promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga. Despite a 2-0 lead at tail light SV Sandhausen, the East Westphalians did not get more than 2-2 (2-1) and are now nine points behind the relegation place. Florent Muslija (19th) and Maximilian Rohr (27th) scored for the guests, who have been waiting for a win for five away games. Kemal Ademi (31st) and Franck Evina (48th) saved the hosts a point. Sandhausen remains without a win at home this year and is three points behind the relegation rank.
Paderborn dominated in front of 3806 spectators and took the lead with a fantastic free kick from Muslija. The eye-catching offensive player also prepared Rohr’s goal, which is well worth seeing. Ademi reduced with the outsider’s first shot on goal. After Evina equalized, Paderborn missed some good chances to win.
Jahn Regensburg – 1 FC Kaiserslautern 0-0
Jahn Regensburg missed a liberation in the relegation battle. SSV drew 0-0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Sunday and went without a win for the fourth game in a row. Regensburg is deep in the table basement with 28 points. Kaiserslautern (44) is solid in the top half. Regensburg ended the game after the red card for Benedikt Saller (74th) outnumbered.
In a balanced encounter, Regensburg showed the right attitude. Coach Mersad Selimbegovic’s team played attentively in the tackles and had the best chance of the first half through Sarpreet Singh (30′). In front of 14,668 spectators, however, there were few highlights even after the break. Both teams neutralized each other for long periods in midfield. Regensburg was the more active team. However, the SSV’s upswing was slowed down by Saller’s dropouts.
1. FC Heidenheim – Holstein Kiel 3: 0 (1: 0)
1. FC Heidenheim has shot itself back to a direct promotion place. Thanks to a 3-0 (1-0) win against Holstein Kiel, FCH regained second place from Hamburger SV, who had taken it over with a 4-3 win in the Hamburg derby against FC St. Pauli on Friday. An early header by captain Patrick Mainka (2nd), top scorer Tim Kleindienst (68th) and assist king Jan-Niklas Beste (75th) with a penalty kick decided the game in front of 12,026 spectators. Thanks to the success, Heidenheim put his points account up to 57, one point ahead of HSV and four behind leaders Darmstadt 98.
Heidenheim started stormy and quickly won the first two corners, the second beat Beste to Mainka, who headed in to take the lead. As a result, the game calmed down, Kiel controlled the action, but without creating any clear chances in the first half. Kiel also played the game in the second half, but Heidenheim had the first goal again. Robin Himmelmann deflected a powerful shot from Beste over his goal (66′). Shortly thereafter, Kleindienst converted a cross from Marnon Busch to score his 22nd goal of the season. Then the game went by for the Storks, after a foul by substitute Kwasi Wriedt, Beste scored from the point to decide.