Heidenheim fights for the round of 16 in Istanbul!

Heidenheim fights for the round of 16 in Istanbul!

on December 12, 2024, the 1. FC Heidenheim im Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul on the Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir in a crucial game of the Europa Conference League . The game started at 6:45 p.m. and Heidenheim went optimistically into the game, since a victory against the still without a win would mean an important step towards the round of 16. Heidenheim, currently in the ninth place in the group phase, had started the game with a solid performance of nine points from four games. Loud focus Online Heidenheim was not able to win in this duel and the game ended with a disappointing 0: 2 behind the German team.

The team of coach Frank Schmidt had to do without several key players, including the injured strikers Marvin Pieringer and Mikkel Kaufmann as well as the sick midfielder Sirlord Conteh . Captain Patrick Mainka and goalkeeper Kevin Müller also received a break, which also made the location for Heidenheim more difficult. Instead of Müller stood Frank Feller in goal, but it was not enough to ward off the printing of Basaksehir, such as Sofascore reported. The home team showed dominance from the first minute and was ultimately able to secure the three points.

The loss strengthens the challenge for 1. FC Heidenheim to qualify for the further rounds of the Conference League. The team will now urgently need results to come back in the remaining games of the group phase and to keep their ambitions to progress.