Weekend Sports Roundup: Elversberg Celebrate and Germany Win Hockey Gold

SV Elversberg’s first Bundesliga match delivered an immediate upset and a club record. The Saarland newcomers beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 and scored their first two top-flight goals faster than any previous debutant.

The opening weekend also brought strong starts for Borussia Dortmund, who beat Hamburger SV 2-0, 1. FC Köln, who defeated Hoffenheim 3-2, and RB Leipzig, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0. Freiburg won 4-1 against Werder Bremen, while Schalke lost 3-0 at Augsburg. Bayern Munich began their title defense with a 5-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart and took the early lead.

Eintracht Frankfurt surrendered a 3-1 advantage in a 3-3 draw at Union Berlin. Mainz and newly promoted Paderborn drew 0-0.

Niko Kovac’s Dortmund faced a setback when new signing Giannis Konstantelias tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee during the win over Hamburg. The 23-year-old Greek, who joined from PAOK Saloniki in the summer, had scored Dortmund’s second goal. Dortmund were considering whether to make another transfer before Tuesday’s deadline. Kovac said, “We have to see what might still be possible. Whether we do something, we don’t know. But at least we will consider it.”

In the second division, 1. FC Nürnberg matched a club record from 27 years ago with a third straight win, beating Arminia Bielefeld 4-1. Germany’s men defended their world hockey title for their fourth gold, while rower Oliver Zeidler also won world championship gold. Cycling star Tadej Pogacar’s Vuelta ended in hospital.

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We have to see what might still be possible. Whether we do something, we don’t know. But at least we will consider it.