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Elversberg stun Leverkusen in Bundesliga debut

Bundesburg newcomers Elversberg, from a town of just 13,000 people, stunned defending champions Bayer Leverkusen with a 3-2 home victory in their top-flight debut.

Bundesburg newcomers Elversberg, from a town of just 13,000 people, stunned defending champions Bayer Leverkusen with a 3-2 home victory in their top-flight debut. The match got off to a flying start with Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scoring within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark.

David Mokwa added another early in the second half in front of 9,307 delirious fans, completing the dream start for the minnows against the 2024 champions. grenadier.co.za