"A burst down the right from Omar Haktab Traore and a cross to the front post was met by fellow substitute Stefan Schimmer, and a wobbling Union had stumbled. The away side sensed the moment and a corner from Arijon Ibrahimovic, swung in just after the announced four minutes of stoppage time in moments added by Schimmer's goal and its aftermath, was headed in by another sub, Jan Schoppner, to spark pandemonium."
"Referee Patrick Ittrich almost immediately blew for full-time and finally, more than two months after their hitherto solitary Bundesliga win of the season, Schmidt and company were taking three points home. It was an unpleasant bit of deja vu for Union, having conceded a slightly more prestigious last-gasp heartbreaker to Harry Kane in their previous home game but it all came down, in the end, to the Heidenheim hex. Union have not beaten Heidenheim in 11 meetings now, and never at all in top-flight action."
Heidenheim trailed Union Berlin as the match entered stoppage time and faced deep relegation worries. Substitute Omar Haktab Traore burst down the right and swung a cross that fellow substitute Stefan Schimmer met at the front post to pull Heidenheim level. Shortly after the four announced minutes, a corner from Arijon Ibrahimovic was headed in by substitute Jan Schoppner to complete a dramatic late turnaround. Referee Patrick Ittrich blew for full-time immediately after the second goal. The victory was Heidenheim's first Bundesliga win in more than two months, ended an 11-match winless run against Union, and moved the club out of the automatic relegation positions amid a weekend of other late league goals.
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