Berlin, March 1 -- The 2-0 defeat in Bremen marks the temporary end of a football fairytale forthe FC Heidenheim.
"As things stand today, we are heading for the second division," coach Frank Schmidt said, mentioning it takes a miracle to escape relegation. His team's poor performance and stats ledthe 52-year-old to have bad premonitions.
Since the introduction of the three-point rule in 1995, no club has managed to avoid relegation in Bundesliga history with only 14 points after 24 rounds, according to Xinhua.
"We might not meet the demands of the first tier at present," the Heidenheim-born said after he had taken his team from the fifth tier to the top league.
Traditionally operating with a low budget, Heidenheim has developed a promis...