Niclas Fullkrug made his Borussia Dortmund debut on Friday, but could not prevent the team squandering a two-goal lead as promoted Heidenheim fought back to draw 2-2 and claim their first point in the Bundesliga.
“Two-nil down after 14 minutes and then to take a point, Heidenheim in Dortmund, it’s mega,” visiting coach Frank Schmidt said.
Dortmund fans whistled at their team at fulltime, frustrated after they failed to make more of their chances in an error-strewn performance.
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It was Dortmund’s second consecutive draw after they opened with a fortunate win over Cologne.
“It’s hard to explain,” Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said. “We completely let the game out of our hands ... in the end you have to say that we defeated ourselves.”
Germany striker Fullkrug, who joined from league rival Werder Bremen on Thursday, made his debut in the 78th minute when he went on for Sebastien Haller.
Haller had just conceded a penalty for a foul on Jan-Niklas Beste, but Dortmund were relieved after a video check ruled that Beste was offside.
However, referee Tobias Reichel reviewed the decision again minutes later and decided that Haller controlled the ball, playing Beste onside before he fouled him.
Reichel booked Haller, who was on the substitute’s bench at this stage, and awarded Heidenheim the penalty, which was duly scored by Tim Kleindienst in the 83rd minute.
Julian Brandt got Dortmund off to a good start in the seventh minute when he turned and fired in off the underside of the crossbar, and Emre Can made it 2-0 with a penalty in the 14th minute.
However, Dortmund failed to make more of their dominance and the visitors deservedly pulled one back through Eren Dinkci in the 61st minute after a mistake from Dortmund’s Marius Wolf.
Dinkci looked up and let fly with a precise shot inside the right post.
Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi missed good chances before Felix Nmecha struck the crossbar for Dortmund.
Heidenheim, promoted for the first time last season, also had a goal ruled out for offside early in the second half.
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