Elversberg race into a 3-0 lead and hold off a two-penalty Augsburg comeback to win 4-3
Lukas Petkov, Lasse Günther and Maximilian Rohr had Elversberg 3-0 up inside half an hour, Fabian Rieder and Michael Gregoritsch scored penalties either side of the hour to pull Augsburg within one, but Frederik Schmahl's 89th-minute goal settled a seven-goal thriller.
Seven minutes in, Elversberg already had two goals — Lukas Petkov inside four minutes, Lasse Günther three later off a Maurice Krattenmacher pass — and by the half-hour mark it was three, Maximilian Rohr heading in a Felix Keidel delivery. Augsburg looked like they might not recover.
They almost did. Fabian Rieder scored a penalty in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time, and Michael Gregoritsch converted another on 76 to make it 3-2. With Elversberg wobbling, substitute Frederik Schmahl restored the two-goal cushion on 89, volleying in off a Lukas Petkov assist, before Mert Kömür's stoppage-time finish gave the scoreline its final, dramatic shape: 4-3.
Form on both sides
The result keeps Elversberg's unpredictable season going — two wins, a draw and two losses in their previous five matches, with goals at both ends a running theme. Augsburg arrived on a similar run, two wins and two draws in their last five against a single defeat, and the two second-half penalties at least salvaged something from a game they were out of inside half an hour.
Goal timeline
| Minute | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 4' | Elversberg | Lukas Petkov |
| 7' | Elversberg | Lasse Günther (ast. Maurice Krattenmacher) |
| 28' | Elversberg | Maximilian Rohr, header (ast. Felix Keidel) |
| 45+9' | Augsburg | Fabian Rieder, penalty |
| 76' | Augsburg | Michael Gregoritsch, penalty |
| 89' | Elversberg | Frederik Schmahl, volley (ast. Lukas Petkov) |
| 90' | Augsburg | Mert Kömür (ast. Hennes Behrens) |
| Stat | Elversberg | Augsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 40.2% | 59.8% |
| Shots on target | 8 | 8 |
| Passes completed | 252 (77.3%) | 379 (81.3%) |
| Corners | 4 | 12 |
| Fouls conceded | 16 | 14 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
What's next
Elversberg were 11th on 7 points before this game and travel to RB Leipzig on Saturday 24 October. Augsburg, 7th on 8 points, host 1. FC Union Berlin the same day.
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