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Elversberg produce another coup before Bayern bonus: “The game was so brilliant”

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg came from 3-1 down to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3 away, scoring the winner in stoppage time.
  • Elversberg have won both of their opening matches, scored seven goals and moved into third place before hosting Bayern Munich.
  • Coach Vincent Wagner watched the comeback from the stands after receiving a second yellow card, while captain Lukas Pinckert called the result remarkable.

Vincent Wagner watched from high in the press tribune as more than 50,000 Borussia Mönchengladbach supporters celebrated what looked like a decisive 3-1 goal. By the end, the suspended Elversberg coach was jumping, raising his arms and racing onto the pitch after his team completed a remarkable 4-3 comeback.

The game was so brilliant.

· Vincent WagnerThe Elversberg coach described his emotions after the 4-3 comeback win at Gladbach.

“The game was so brilliant,” Wagner said after the match. Elversberg, promoted to the Bundesliga, had fallen behind to Hugo Bolin’s 11th-minute goal. David Mokwa equalized in the 29th minute, but Bolin restored Gladbach’s lead just before halftime after a throw-in that Elversberg believed had been wrongly awarded. Wagner protested to the referee, received a second yellow card and was sent to the stands. From there, he watched Gladbach extend its lead to 3-1.

A week after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-2, Elversberg appeared close to suffering the first Bundesliga defeat in the club’s history. Instead, substitute Maurice Krattenmacher pulled one back in the 66th minute, Felix Keidel equalized in the 80th, and Krattenmacher scored again in stoppage time to complete the turnaround.

I am extremely proud of the team. We were 3-1 down away from home in front of more than 50,000 spectators and turned the game around as a promoted side. That is remarkable.

· Lukas PinckertThe Elversberg captain praised the team’s comeback.

Captain Lukas Pinckert said he was “extremely proud of the team.” Elversberg had trailed 3-1 away from home in front of more than 50,000 spectators, yet the promoted side recovered to win. “We are a united team, we never give up,” Pinckert said.

We are a united team, we never give up.

· Lukas PinckertPinckert summed up the mentality behind Elversberg’s recovery.

The two victories have shown Elversberg succeeding in contrasting ways. Against Leverkusen, the team made a fast start and defended its advantage with determination. In Gladbach, it absorbed repeated setbacks and still found a way back. Bayern Munich now visit Elversberg on Sunday, with the newcomers currently above the record champions in the table. Pinckert described the match as “simply a bonus game.” It remained unclear whether Wagner would be allowed to return to the touchline after his dismissal.

It is simply a bonus game.

· Lukas PinckertHe described the upcoming match against Bayern Munich despite Elversberg’s higher league position.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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