Match Summary · Toronto FC · Major League Soccer · Football · Germany · 2. Bundesliga · Hertha · Heidenheim · Sebastian Gronning · Marten Winkler · Deyovaisio Zeefuik
| Metric | Hertha | Heidenheim |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 17 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 4 |
Hertha were ahead after just 1'30'' when Gronning finished with Winkler supplying the assist. The home side kept pushing and doubled their advantage at 25'11'', with Winkler turning scorer this time, before Zeefuik made it 3-0 at 34'06'' from another Winkler setup.
Heidenheim had a bruising end to the first half. Patrick Mainka was booked at 38'26'', Oualid Mhamdi followed at 43'46'', and the visitors made four substitutions before the interval, sending on Marnon Busch, Benedikt Gimber, Marko Zrilic and Mikkel Kaufmann.
The visitors did find a response early in the second half when Jan Schoppner scored at 48'42'' with Kaufmann assisting, trimming the score to 3-1. Hertha still controlled the flow of the match, even after Julian Eitschberger's yellow card and Zeefuik's late dismissal. Adewumi then wrapped up the points at 89'44'', finishing from Josip Brekalo's assist.
The result leaves Hertha on six points from two matches, with Heidenheim on three. The stats and score underline how decisive that first-half burst proved.