Undav snatches point for Stuttgart at lowly Heidenheim
Deniz Undav scored with two minutes remaining to grab Stuttgart a 3-3 draw at last-placed Heidenheim in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Heidenheim were leading 3-2 and on track for a vital win but Undav blasted home while unmarked in the box.
The point leaves Stuttgart fourth, two points ahead of RB Leipzig while Heidenheim remain stranded six points from safety at the bottom of the table.
Stuttgart looked leggy after their 4-1 Europa League win at Celtic on Thursday but Heidenheim gifted them the opener, passing straight to Chris Fuehrich to cut home with five minutes gone.
Eren Dinkci pulled one back for the hosts with 20 minutes played.
Ermedin Demirovic looked to have Stuttgart back in front when he scored but VAR found a foul on Dinkci at the other end of the pitch, handing Heidenheim a penalty which Arijon Ibrahimovic converted.
Stuttgart were level at half-time when Maximilian Mittelstaedt converted a penalty of his own.
Midway through the second-half, Demirovic scored again but his goal was rubbed out for a narrow offside.
Heidenheim's Sirlord Conteh tapped in a rebound with 82 minutes gone but Undav had the final say, scoring late to grab Stuttgart a share of the spoils.
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