> The match between 1. FC Heidenheim and VfL Osnabrück in the first round of the 2. Bundesliga was highly anticipated by both teams and their fans.
The game took place at the Voith-Arena on August 8, 2026, at 13:00 Uhr.
FCH-Trainer Frank Schmidt chose the following lineup for this match:
Goalkeeper: Frank Feller (1) Defence: Tim Siersleben (4), Patrick Mainka (6), Jonas Föhrenbach (19) and Oualid Mhamdi (22) Midfield: Jan Schöppner (3), Mathias Honsak (17), Adrian Beck (21) and Marcel Costly (24) Attack:** Budu Zivzivadze (11) and Marvin Pieringer (18)
As a backup option for substitution, the following players were available: Thomas Dähne, Marnon Busch, Benedikt Gimber, Paul Hennrich, Julian Niehues, Luca Kerber, Marko Zrilić, Christian Conteh, Maximilian Breunig and Sirlord Conteh.
The starting lineup of Osnabrück-Trainer Timo Schultz was: Goalkeeper: Jonas Krumrey (32) Defence: Jannik Müller (24), Niklas Wiemann (25) and Robin Fabinski (27) Midfield: Bjarke Jacobsen (15), Fridolin Wagner (26), Konrad Faber (28) and Patrick Kammerbauer (31) Attack:** Ismail Badjie (10), Robin Meißner (11) and David Kopacz (29)
After 90 minutes plus extra time, the 1. FC Heidenheim won the match with a score of 4:3 against VfL Osnabrück.
The game was an intense one, but in the end, the Heidenheimer scored more goals than their opponents, thanks to Tore from Marcel Costly, Budu Zivzivadze, Marvin Pieringer and Jan Schöppner.
Looking at the 2. Bundesliga table, FC Heidenheim is currently in second place with 3 points, while Osnabrück is on 15th place with 0 points.
