Elversberg stun Leverkusen in five-goal thriller

Tiny town of 13,000 celebrates as Bundesliga newcomers topple champions.

SV Elversberg

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What happened. Newly promoted Elversberg held on to secure a famous 3-2 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.

• Elversberg is the smallest town to host a Bundesliga club.
• The match was a five-goal thriller.

A historic result for the minnows in their debut top-flight season.

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