🔥Last-gasp drama: Heidenheim clinch the final Bundesliga spot
After the 2-2 draw in the first leg, Elversberg hosted Heidenheim to define the last place in the Bundesliga.The story was going to start favorably for Frank Schmidt's team thanks to Honsak's goal. However, just over 20' Fellhauer signed the equalizer.
From there, the match was lived with a lot of tension and the definition came to the end. In the 90+5' minute, Scienza scored the winning goal for Heidenheim's permanence. Finally, the only teams promoted in the 2025/26 season will be Hamburger SV and FC Köln.
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