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02/22 15:36 CST Stuttgart rescues 3-3 draw as Bundesliga relegation scrap
impacts Champions League race
Stuttgart rescues 3-3 draw as Bundesliga relegation scrap impacts Champions
League race
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- Germany forward Deniz Undav scored late to salvage a 3-3 draw
for Stuttgart at last-place Heidenheim as the Bundesliga's relegation scrap and
race for Champions League qualification converged on Sunday.
Stuttgart stayed fourth in the last qualification spot for Europe's premier
club competition, but it missed the chance to move four points above
fifth-place Leipzig, held 2-2 by Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Heidenheim almost scored a late winner in stoppage time that would have
narrowed the gap on second-last Werder Bremen to just three points before their
clash in Bremen next weekend. Adam Klle headed just wide in stoppage time for
Heidenheim.
Chris Fhrich fired Stuttgart into an early lead before Eren Dinkci replied for
Heidenheim.
Stuttgart's Ermedin Demirovic thought he had made it 2-1 on a counterattack but
the goal was ruled out and a penalty awarded to Heidenheim after a VAR check
found Maximilian Mittelstdt had fouled Dinkci in the area at the other end.
Arijon Ibrahimovic converted Heidenheim's penalty to make it 2-1 to the home
team instead.
Mittelstdt atoned for conceding the spot kick by converting another penalty
for 2-2 in the 44th.
Demirovic had another goal ruled out through VAR for offside in the second
half, and Heidenheim substitute Sirlord Conteh scored what he hoped was the
winner in the 82nd after Ibrahimovic's initial effort was saved.
But Undav, also a substitute, equalized for Stuttgart in the 88th and almost
got another in stoppage time when he was thwarted by Diant Ramaj in the
Heidenheim goal.
Big points for St. Pauli St. Pauli boosted its chances of survival with a 2-1 home win over relegation rival Bremen that lifted the Hamburg-based club above the visitors into the relegation playoff spot. Japan midfielder Joel Chima Fujita scored what proved to be the winner with a low shot inside the far corner in the 70th, minutes after Jovan Milosevic had drawn the visitors level. Bremen's third straight defeat under new coach Daniel Thioune stretched the team's winless run to 13 games. St. Pauli celebrated its back-to-back wins at home after surprising Stuttgart 2-1 in the 21st round.
Freiburg up to seventh Matthias Ginter and Igor Matanovic scored as Freiburg beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 2-1 and moved to seventh. Freiburg stretched its winning streak at home to five games across all competitions, while Gladbach's winless run stretched to seven matches.
___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Big points for St. Pauli St. Pauli boosted its chances of survival with a 2-1 home win over relegation rival Bremen that lifted the Hamburg-based club above the visitors into the relegation playoff spot. Japan midfielder Joel Chima Fujita scored what proved to be the winner with a low shot inside the far corner in the 70th, minutes after Jovan Milosevic had drawn the visitors level. Bremen's third straight defeat under new coach Daniel Thioune stretched the team's winless run to 13 games. St. Pauli celebrated its back-to-back wins at home after surprising Stuttgart 2-1 in the 21st round.
Freiburg up to seventh Matthias Ginter and Igor Matanovic scored as Freiburg beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 2-1 and moved to seventh. Freiburg stretched its winning streak at home to five games across all competitions, while Gladbach's winless run stretched to seven matches.
___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
