Overview
- Eren Dinkci, who found the net in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over St. Pauli, dedicated the goal to his girlfriend and said he hoped it gave her strength.
- Heidenheim hosted a DKMS donor sign-up at the match after a large Freiburg drive, and Dinkci said roughly 2,000 people have registered so far, including 688 in Freiburg.
- A stem-cell transplant often requires a close tissue match, so big registration drives expand the donor pool and raise the chance of finding a compatible match for patients with leukemia.
- Teammate Niklas Dorsch and coach Frank Schmidt praised Dinkci’s resolve and said the squad is supporting him through the search.
- The win kept Heidenheim within four points of the relegation playoff with three Bundesliga matches remaining.