First-choice spot secured: Heuer Fernandes shines against Heidenheim | OneFootball

HSV celebrated their first Bundesliga victory in over seven years on Saturday. Goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes played a significant role in this achievement.

Particularly in the early stages, he was in the spotlight. This was because 1. FC Heidenheim clearly set the tone. Daniel Heuer Fernandes brilliantly saved both a header from Luca Kerber and a direct shot from Jan Schöppner following an impressive play. Shortly thereafter, he was also on point against Arijon Ibrahimovic, preventing an early deficit that would have posed significant challenges for Hamburger SV.

Afterwards, his teammates found their way into the match better. The result was goals by Luka Vuskovic and Rayan Philippe. In between, Heuer Fernandes saved the lead against Mikkel Kaufmann and once again against Ibrahimovic, where Sirlord Conteh missed the follow-up shot miserably. It was only in injury time that the goalkeeper was powerless against Adam Kölle.

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Heuer Fernandes with six saves

Overall, 1. FC Heidenheim achieved an xGoals value of over 2.6, but only scored one goal. Therefore, for coach Frank Schmidt, the defeat was "hard to accept." He particularly struggled with his team's finishing: "It wasn't due to the number and quality of chances today. We just made far too little of them."

Overall, Heidenheim took 20 shots on goal. However, the bottom team failed not only due to a lack of precision but also because of Heuer Fernandes, who made six saves and was one of the match-winners on the Hamburg side. Already on the first matchday in Mönchengladbach (0:0), he made several strong saves. Thus, he contributed significantly to the four points collected so far and confirmed – despite a wobble against St. Pauli – the coaching team's decision to rely on the promotion keeper and not on Bayern loanee Daniel Peretz, who continues to wait for his chance.

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