Heidenheim (dpa / lsw) - After the 1: 0 (1: 0) over leaders SV Darmstadt 98, you can no longer avoid the topic of promotion at 1. FC Heidenheim. "Of course it's great that we now have such an advantage over fourth place," said offensive man Jan-Niklas Beste after he shot the Swabians to victory in the 89th minute of the top game of the 2nd Bundesliga on Saturday. The third-placed team from Heidenheim increased their lead over fourth-placed SC Paderborn to seven points.
With eleven remaining games of the season, FCH's chances of staying in the race for promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time have increased significantly. "We were close once before: in the relegation against Werder Bremen," said coach Frank Schmidt at Sport1, looking back on the knockout games in the 2019/2020 season, in which his team had just lost out. "It would be unimaginable if we were to succeed here in Heidenheim. We may be third, but we shouldn't make ourselves smaller and not limit ourselves mentally," continued the coach.
"On the other hand, we have enough humility to know that things can go the other way very quickly in the league," said Schmidt in his usual reserved manner. Heidenheim will be visiting Fortuna Düsseldorf next Saturday.
