Promoted Heidenheim claimed their first factors within the Bundesliga on Friday, coming from two objectives down to attract 2-2 at Borussia Dortmund after a controversial and weird late penalty determination. Dortmund appeared in full management early, taking a commanding lead simply quarter-hour with a objective from Julian Brandt and an Emre Can penalty. The house facet wasted a number of probabilities to land a killer blow and allowed Heidenheim again into the sport, Eren Dinkci scoring a stunner early within the second half to offer the guests hope.
Heidenheim equalised from the spot late within the second half, Tim Kleindienst scoring after a protracted VAR delay.
Having initially awarded a penalty which was overturned by VAR for offside, the referee approached the field and once more overturned the choice, sending Kleindienst to the spot.
Dortmund protested however the objective stood, persevering with a worryingly poor begin from final yr’s runners up, who now have one win and two attracts within the league this season.
“We just about beat ourselves within the second half” Brandt instructed DAZN.
“We conceded two objectives after safely having possession of the ball. We urgently want to guard the ball — objectives like that break our necks.”
Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic refused responsible the late controversy, telling DAZN “we utterly gave the sport away… you must say that we beat ourselves in the present day.”
His Heidenheim counterpart Frank Schmidt credited his facet’s fightback.
“We had been 2-0 behind after quarter-hour and I believe everybody thought it was over, however then we took dangers and provoked errors — you may say we should always have gained.”
Dealing with a facet taking part in solely their third prime division match, Dortmund dominated early and took the lead after simply seven minutes, Brandt lofting a shot previous Kevin Mueller and in, off the underside of the crossbar.
Dortmund doubled their lead from the spot quickly after, captain Can sending Mueller the fallacious manner after Lennard Maloney handballed below strain from Brandt.
The house facet turned the screws because the newcomers appeared shellshocked, however had been unable to transform a number of half-chances.
Outclassed within the first half, Heidenheim appeared a distinct facet early within the second half, turning up the strain on the house facet.
The guests had the ball within the web shortly after halftime however had the objective struck off for handball. Undeterred, Heidenheim pulled one again shortly after, Dinkci slamming previous Gregor Kobel from shut vary.
With quarter-hour remaining, Sebastien Haller introduced down an offside Jan-Niklas Beste within the field.
In comical scenes, the match official pointed to the spot however a VAR evaluate overturned the penalty for offside — earlier than suggesting the referee have one other look on the monitor.
The referee took a number of minutes earlier than awarding a penalty, deciding Haller had management of the ball and had performed on, that means the offside was irrelevant.
Kleindienst, who scored the essential penalty which introduced Heidenheim into the highest division final season, stepped up and blasted the ball down the center to equalise.
Regardless of 12 minutes of damage time, the guests held on for a memorable draw.
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