Elversberg sensationally wins 4:3 against Borussia Mönchengladbach
Quick Look
- The newly promoted SV Elversberg achieved a surprising 4-3 away win against Borussia Mönchengladbach in their second Bundesliga game.
- After trailing 1-3, the Saarlanders turned the game around with goals from Mokwa, Krattenmacher, Keidel and a late goal from Krattenmacher in stoppage time.
- Coach Wagner saw yellow and red and then celebrated with the team.
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Why It Matters
SV Elversberg was promoted to the Bundesliga and won its first game against Bayer Leverkusen 3-2.
But it is much more likely that nobody in Saarland had the leisure to do wrong things on Saturday because everyone wanted to watch on television whether the Bundesliga newcomer Sport-Vereinigung Elversberg would create a surprise in their first away game at Borussia Mönchengladbach after their 3-2 opening win against Bayer Leverkusen a week ago. The resolution is: Oh, yes! And how!
The Elversbergers were 1:3 behind after an hour, but in the end they won sensationally 4:3 (1:2). It was the second defeat for Gladbach in the second game. They received shrill whistles from the audience.
After the Elversbergers got off to a lightning start a week ago and were already leading 2-0 after nine minutes, this time the Gladbachers were in a hurry. Hugo Bolin made it 1-0 in the 11th minute. However, Borussia then became careless and allowed Elversberg's attacker Francis Onyeka a shot on the post and David Mokwa a counterattack in the 29th minute to equalize the score at 1-1.
In the upper tier, coach Wagner clenches his fists at the final whistle
Gladbach's leading scorer Bolin, a 23-year-old Swede, didn't like that, so he had to score his opening goal again in the 44th minute. However, because the goal was preceded by a Gladbach throw-in that should actually have been given to Elversberg, Elversberg's coach Vincent Wagner complained to referee Martin Petersen so persistently that he first saw yellow and then yellow-red and had to watch the second half from the upper tier.
From there he saw Gladbach's Joe Scally make it 3-1 in the 56th minute. However, the people from Elversberg, who are known for their first-class mentality, did not give in. The 2:3 by Maurice Krattenmacher (66th), a wonderfully converted free kick by Felix Keidel (80th) to make it 3:3 and the 4:3 winning goal in the second minute of stoppage time again by Krattenmacher actually brought Elversberg their second victory in the second Bundesliga game. They got off to a fantastic start in their first Bundesliga season with six points and seven goals. In the upper tier, coach Wagner clenched his fists at the final whistle, then he rushed down onto the field and hugged his players.
Open Questions
- How will Elversberg fare in the rest of the season?
- Can the newcomer confirm his surprising form?
