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Heidenheim (dpa) - Two saved penalties from Martin Männel, a dismissal for Steve Breitkreuz and at the end a 0: 2 (0: 1) defeat: second division soccer team FC Erzgebirge Aue could not win in the seventh attempt at 1. FC Heidenheim .
Patrick Mainka (4th minute) and Tim Kleindienst (90th + 2) scored the two goals in a game that was particularly turbulent in the first round.
Coach Dirk Schuster had to do without one of his most important players on Saturday.
Striker Pascal Testroet fell out with a cold.
Philipp Zulechner moved into the line-up for the striker.
The second change compared to the 3: 3 against Hamburger SV: Gaetan Bussmann replaced Louis Samson in the starting line-up.
The French full-back was in the spotlight in the second minute.
After a quick attack from Heidenheim, Bussmann briefly held his opponent Marvin Rittmüller on the jersey in the penalty area.
Referee Lasse Koslowski decided on a penalty after a delay - a tough decision.
Mannel was able to parry Denis Thomalla's shot.
It was the Auer goalkeeper's third saved penalty this season.
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The joy of the rescue act only lasted a few seconds.
Because after the next corner Mainka headed on the short post to make it 1-0 for Heidenheim.
The Schuster team initially reacted unimpressed to the early deficit and pushed for a quick equalizer.
In the last third, however, the Saxons lacked the punch.
On the other hand, Mannel had to clarify again in the 25th minute in dire straits.
After a bad pass by the Auer in the build-up, Kleindienst ran to the goalkeeper alone, but did not get the ball past Männel.
The captain of FC Erzgebirge kept his team in the game even after the next controversial scene.
When Breitkreuz defended the ball with his elbow after a shot from Mainka from close range, Koslowski again pointed to the penalty spot.
The Au defender, who had just been warned, had to leave the field after receiving a yellow-red card (37th).
And what about man?
The goalkeeper also saved the second penalty of the game.
This time Christian Kühlwetter failed because of the captain of the "Veilchen".
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In the second round, Heidenheim remained the more active team, but the hosts continued to be negligent with their chances.
The Schuster team, on the other hand, rarely took dangerous actions.
Jan Hochscheidt failed in the 88th minute with a shot at the brilliant goalkeeper Kevin Müller.
In stoppage time, Kleindienst made the decision after a counterattack.
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