0:0 - HSV draw in Heidenheim

Off the Bar Three Times...

HSV coach Tim Walter made midfield changes, with Heyer and Reis replacing Suhonen and Rohr. In addition, Gyamerah returned to the starting eleven after his head injury, played the right-back position and was also responsible for the first shot on goal of the match. This happened in the 22nd minute, because until then HSV had clearly gained the upper hand, but were not able to make their presence felt against a very compact and defensive Heidenheim side. Therefore, at the beginning of the match, the game developed without a great flow of play and, above all, without highlights in front of the goals. Significantly, after just under half an hour, the home side's first attempts on goal came from two successive set-pieces, which ultimately did no damage. At least this phase brought more momentum into the game, which in the last minutes of the first half suddenly offered one action after the other on both sides. Kittel, Leibold and Heyer, who hit the crossbar, were the best chances for the Red Shorts, while Heuer Fernandes had to summon up all his skills twice and was helped by the crossbar with a Kleindienst header shortly before the half-time whistle. The half-time draw was therefore acceptable, even if the Hamburg side had more of the play and more of the goals.