The nerves are on edge in the Bundesliga relegation battle: Werder Bremen prevailed in the hard-fought and disjointed basement duel against bottom team Heidenheim. The 2-0 (0-0) was Bremen’s first win after 13 winless competitive games in a row – and also the first success under coach Daniel Thioune. For bottom-placed Heidenheim, however, the situation is becoming increasingly hopeless. _________________________________________________________________________________ Bundesliga, DFB Cup, international matches: Here we provide you with the highlights – completely without advertising. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SportschauFussball?%20sub_confirmation=1 Sports documentaries, cycling, winter sports and more: https://www.youtube.com/@sportschau?%20sub_confirmation=1 Sportschau on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschau/ Sportschau on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportschau?lang=de-DE Sportschau on Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9i3DXKwqSNjGhkUo46 Sports news at: https://www.sportschau.de/ Schmidt had decided on a line-up without a real striker for the explosive away game: the counter-attack game was supposed to lead to success via the fast Eren Dinkci and Christian Conteh. However, this plan did not work in the initial phase. Both teams showed initial nervousness given the explosive starting situation. The much clearer, more structured game brought Werder onto the pitch. New winter signing Milosevic started up front for Werder – and had two unfortunate appearances in the middle of the first half. First, Bremen’s left-back Olivier Deman’s goal was disallowed because Milosevic, who was offside, ran over Heidenheim’s goalkeeper Frank Feller (26′). Shortly afterwards, the Serb received a perfect cross pass across the goal line from Romano Schmid, but miserably missed the empty goal (36th). Until then there was hardly anything to be seen from Heidenheim, the Schmidt team was too flawed in possession of the ball. But suddenly the guests announced themselves: Arjon Ibrahimovic had two good opportunities to score, but the strong technician lacked the coolness in each case (37th and 41st). The game, which was now wild but also very entertaining due to the high error rate, had a highlight shortly before the half-time whistle that clearly illustrated the situation: this time it was Schmid who broke through freely and rounded Feller in a one-on-one situation. The Austrian also showed nerves and put the ball on the post when he finished on the empty goal. The rebound landed back at Schmid, who took the shot somewhat hastily and only hit the side netting – the second XXL chance that Bremen missed. Schmidt reacted at the break and brought in two new players in Leonidas Stergiou and Stefan Schimmer. It was a measure that was immediately noticeable: less than three minutes after the restart, Conteh passed through to Bundesliga top joker Schimmer (five goals after being substituted), who put the ball past the rushing Bremen goalkeeper Mio Backhaus, but only hit the side netting from an acute angle. However, Heidenheim’s good phase was suddenly crashed by Bremen’s surprising lead at the time. Dinkci lost the ball in their own half, which put Schmid in position. Werder’s most striking offensive man delivered a strong cross from the half field, Milosevic of all people screwed his way up and headed into the near corner to give Werder the lead. While Heidenheim had already had its back to the wall before the game, given that it was five points behind its opponents from the Weser, the difficult situation for the Swabians now worsened again: two goals were needed if contact with Bremen was somehow to be maintained. But Werder remained stable. Driven by the Weser Stadium, which was now loudly supporting, the hosts kept Heidenheim away from their own goal, and repeatedly managed to provide relief with counterattacks. The jokers Justin Njinmah (87th) and Keke Topp (90th + 2) should have made the decision with good counterattack chances, but they too were weak in finishing. Even in the final phase, the Heidenheimers were unable to create a period of pressure. Instead, Behrens scored his own goal to make it 2-0 when he headed the rebound after Njinmah’s shot. Overall, there were simply too few guests, as has been the case so often this season. Werder, on the other hand, was able to breathe a sigh of relief, coach Thioune celebrated his first sense of success on the Weser. Starting lineups: Werder Bremen: Backhaus – Sugawara, Stark, Friedl, Deman – Stage, Lynen, Puertas – Schmid, Milošević, Grüll Coach: Daniel Thioune 1. FC Heidenheim: Feller – Traoré, Mainka, Gimber, Behrens – Niehues – Schöppner, Dorsch – Ibrahimović – Dinkçi, C. Conteh Coach: Frank Schmidt Referee: Florian Badstübner #bundesliga #sportschaubundesliga
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