Match highlights
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SV Elversberg vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
8' Lukas Petkov opens the scoring for SV Elversberg → 9' Cole Campbell extends SV Elversberg's lead → 46' David Mokwa extends SV Elversberg's lead (the winner) → 77' Patrik Schick pulls one back for Bayer Leverkusen → 90+1' Christian Kofane pulls one back for Bayer Leverkusen. Full time: 3-2, SV Elversberg win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
8' Lukas Petkov (SV Elversberg) 1-0
SV Elversberg's Bundesliga opener at home to Bayer Leverkusen came alive in the 8th minute, when Lukas Petkov put the hosts 1-0 up. It was the first of five goals on the day, and from that moment on SV Elversberg never relinquished the lead.
9' Cole Campbell (SV Elversberg) 2-0
Just a minute after the opener, Cole Campbell made it 2-0 in the 9th minute. Two goals in the space of two minutes gave SV Elversberg a commanding early cushion in front of their home crowd.
46' David Mokwa (SV Elversberg) 3-0
With the second half barely under way, David Mokwa struck in the 46th minute to stretch SV Elversberg's lead to 3-0. Given that Bayer Leverkusen would score twice late on, this third goal ultimately proved to be the difference in a 3-2 result.
77' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-1
Trailing by three away from home, Bayer Leverkusen finally got on the scoresheet in the 77th minute through Patrik Schick, pulling one back to make it 3-1. The goal set the stage for a late push from the visitors.
90'+1 Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-2
In stoppage time, Christian Kofane scored in the 90+1st minute to cut the deficit to 3-2 for Bayer Leverkusen. The fightback stopped there, however, and SV Elversberg held on for a 3-2 win on the opening matchday.
