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Elversberg Stun Leverkusen in Bundesliga Debut

Published August 29, 2026 · Updated August 29, 2026 · The Guardian

Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2024 champions Bayer Leverkusen with a 3-2 home victory.

Elversberg, a team from a town of just 13,000 people, made their Bundesliga debut memorable with a stunning 3-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The newcomers got off to a dream start with Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scoring within 60 seconds of each other to put them 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark. extract-html.com

David Mokwa added another goal early in the second half in front of 9,307 delirious fans, securing the historic win.

Elversberg Stun Leverkusen in Bundesliga Debut

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