In the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt, despite being outnumbered in the final phase, dealt the now almost hopeless bottom of the table 1. FC Heidenheim the next blow. On matchday 26, Frankfurt won 1-0 (0-0). Arnaud Kalimuendo scored the goal of the day (53rd minute) with a side kick in the hustle and bustle after a stationary ball. Heidenheim didn’t give up, but also couldn’t use the advantage after a yellow-red card against Robin Koch (73rd). You can find all the highlights from the first and second Bundesliga from midnight on Monday morning in the ARD media library and on sportschau.de: https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/index.html We look forward to your subscription on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschau Check out our website: https://www.sportschau.de Our Sportschau theme world in the media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/sport/ Through the With the win, Frankfurt has 38 points and remains in close contact with Leverkusen (45) in sixth place in the European Cup. Heidenheim (14) is still at the bottom of the table. “Annoying, it couldn’t be closer, a close game. We didn’t allow anything for a long time. But unfortunately Frankfurt then uses the standard,” said Heidenheim’s coach Frank Schmidt at the Sportschau microphone: “Lost 1-0, that could have been a point.” His team “tried everything”. Right from the start, the expected distribution of roles became clear. Frankfurt took control. However, the hosts only converted three quarters of their share of possession in the first 15 minutes into one shot on goal from Hugo Larsson, previously cleared by a fine backheel from Kalimuendo. FCH goalkeeper Diant Ramaj made a save (13th). Eintracht then acted at a loss as to the guests’ consistent defensive pressing. There was no brilliant idea, coach Albert Riera’s team acted too statically – also because there were hardly any offers in the form of deep runs from the offensive department. Characteristic of the first half: Frankfurt’s defense chief Koch had 87 ball actions, attacker Kalimuendo only ten. Larsson’s shot was the only one of SGE’s three shots that hit the Heidenheim goal. The guests didn’t record a single shot on goal in the first half. And so in the second round a standard logically brought salvation from the SGE’s point of view. Fares Chaibi crossed to the far post after a one-two with Jean-Matteo Bahoya. Heidenheim’s Hennes Behrens inadvertently brought the ball into the center, where Koch jumped higher against Patrick Mainka. The ball slipped through to Kalimuendo, who scored with a side kick. There were brief doubts as to whether it was a legitimate goal. Because Mainka remained on the ground after the aerial duel with Koch. However, the VAR did not intervene. After quick treatment, Mainka was able to continue. After that, Heidenheim proved to be a stubborn opponent. Behrens used physical effort to steal the ball from Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab. On the counterattack, Sirlord Conteh dashed off, was alone in the wide area and lobbed over Eintracht goalkeeper Michael Zetterer. The Frankfurters complained and initially pleaded foul against Amaimouni-Echghouyab. However, the goal was disallowed after VAR intervention because Conteh was offside (70′). And it was extremely close: Only Conteh’s front shoulder was apparently in Frankfurt’s half when he took off and therefore in front of his opponent’s foot. A millimeter decision that could hardly be resolved in the pictures. According to the rules, a goal cannot be scored with the arm, which is why arm position does not play a role in offside decisions. However, players can score a goal with their shoulder – and the referee team identified Conteh’s shoulder as an offside body part in the pictures. But Heidenheim did not let this discourage him. Eren Dinkci carelessly shot over the goal from a prime position in the six-yard box (73′). Frankfurt was required to regain control. It didn’t help that defender Koch roughly cleared Mikkel Kaufmann in midfield and had to go to the locker room with yellow-red. However, Heidenheim was unable to take advantage of the final quarter of an hour when they had the advantage. FCH joker Omar Traoré tried again from the edge of the penalty area. His powerful shot fizzed just past Zetterer, but also missed the goal (87′). Starting lineups: Eintracht Frankfurt: Zetterer – Collins, R. Koch, Amenda, Brown – Larsson, Doan, Chaibi, Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Bahoya – Kalimuendo Coach: Albert Riera 1. FC Heidenheim: Ramaj – Busch, P. Mainka, Gimber, Behrens – Schöppner, Kerber, Dorsch, Dinkci, Ibrahimovic – Zivzivadze Coach: Frank Schmidt Referee: Harm Osmers #bundesliga #sportschaubundesliga #SGEFCH
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