Elversberg 3-2 Leverkusen: Petkov stuns Bundesliga giants with two-goal masterclass (full highlights)

A historic night for Elversberg. The Bundesliga debutants pulled off the shock of the opening round, defeating Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in front of a packed Ursapharm-Arena. The home side stunned the visitors with three first-half goals that left the Werkself shell-shocked. Lucas Petkov opened the scoring on 8 minutes, receiving a pass from Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka and firing a powerful low drive into the far corner. Just 60 seconds later, Petkov turned provider, threading a perfect through-ball for Cole Campbell, who rounded the defender and slotted calmly past the keeper to make it 2-0. The dream start continued immediately after the restart. On 46 minutes, David Mokwa met Petkov's cross from the left flank and volleyed home to extend the lead to 3-0. Bayer Leverkusen finally responded on 77 minutes when Patrik Schick headed in a cross from Ibrahim Maza. The visitors piled on the pressure and pulled another back in stoppage time. Christian Kofane, who had entered the pitch just six minutes earlier, bundled the ball home from close range after a corner. But it was too little, too late. Referee Robert Hartmann booked Maximilian Rohr (29'), Cole Campbell (41'), Ibrahim Maza (53'), Facundo Medina (78') and Nicolas Kristof (89'). The statistics tell a remarkable story: Elversberg had just 32% possession and 11 shots, but they made them count. Leverkusen dominated with 68% possession and 19 attempts. With three points from their first ever Bundesliga match, Elversberg sit top of the table, while Leverkusen are rock bottom. Can Xabi Alonso's side bounce back against Augsburg?