Bielefeld (dpa / lnw) - 1. FC Heidenheim has mastered the mandatory task of relegation candidate Arminia Bielefeld with difficulty and is moving close to the direct promotion places in the table of the 2nd Bundesliga. With the 1-0 (0-0) win in Bielefeld on Sunday, Heidenheim reduced the gap to second-placed Hamburger SV to two points. Stefan Schimmer (70th minute) scored for the league third. Bielefeld, on the other hand, remains in the relegation zone after the third loss in a row.
"It's a very, very difficult situation and of course disappointing when you put in a good performance and still haven't got any points," said Bielefeld coach Daniel Scherning after the final whistle. When asked if he was worried about his future as Arminia coach, Scherning replied: "It's not my job to judge." Rather, he wanted the team for the upcoming away game at table 15. Prepare Eintracht Braunschweig. "It will be a very, very important and decisive game on the way to staying up," said Scherning.
Bielefeld played courageously and had a few chances against Heidenheim, who hardly played an attacking role and had a lot of work to do on the defensive: Bryan Lasme (33rd) failed with a volley on the side netting (33rd) and shortly afterwards with a header to goalkeeper Kevin Müller (38th). Jomaine Consbruch (34th) narrowly missed the goal with his shot. Consbruch's next big chance, a shot from just a few meters (60'), didn't land in the goal either, but was blocked by Norman Theuerkauf.
The failure to convert chances was promptly punished: Schimmer scored the winning goal for the guests in the final phase. After a long tee shot by Müller, the Bielefeld team couldn't clear the ball, and Schimmer, who had been substituted four minutes earlier, scored to give Heidenheim a flattering victory.
