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Elversberg stun Leverkusen in Bundesliga debut

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

Elversberg began their first Bundesliga campaign in spectacular fashion, defeating 2024 champions Leverkusen despite being a small club from a town of only 13,000 people. Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put the hosts 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark, with David Mokwa adding another early in the second half. trojkonferencja2024.pl

The victory came in front of 9,307 delirious fans at Elversberg's stadium, marking a dream start for the club's first season in Germany's top flight.