On the seventh match day of the 2nd Bundesliga, SV Elversberg celebrates its fifth win of the season. Paderborn wins with a man advantage, Magdeburg remains at the bottom of the table.

SV Elversberg remains hot on the heels of 2nd Bundesliga leaders Darmstadt 98.

Coach Vincent Wagner’s team won 1-0 (0-0) after a last-minute goal against Bundesliga relegated team Holstein Kiel. SVE remains in second place after its fifth win of the season. The celebrated hero of the day was 18-year-old Otto Stange, who converted a penalty in stoppage time (90+5) to secure the win for SVE. Kiel suffered a setback after two consecutive wins.

Elversberg confidently dominated the game in the first half. However, the indecisive SVE was unable to convert its dominance into goals. Kiel largely focused on counterattacks, but remained largely harmless. After the break, the hosts continued to dominate, but their offensive actions still lacked precision—until Stange scored.

With their third win in a row, SC Paderborn has set its sights on the promotion spots. In the clash between the two pursuers on matchday seven, the East Westphalians defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2-0 (0-0) and climbed to fourth place with 14 points.

Filip Bilbija (50th minute), who had previously missed a penalty, and Laurin Curda (53rd minute) sealed the victory for the hosts with two quick goals shortly after the break in front of 14,520 spectators. After three wins in a row, FCK suffered another setback and slipped to seventh place. The Palatinate side had to play the second half with ten men after Maxwell Gyamfi was sent off for a professional foul (45+3).

The visitors started courageously and had the first big chance: after good work from Naatan Skyttä and Ivan Prtajin, Faride Alidou found himself alone in front of goalkeeper Dennis Seimen, but failed to score (18). . Paderborn took control as the game progressed, but initially without creating any clear-cut chances. Only a penalty awarded after video evidence brought excitement in front of the Kaiserslautern goal, but keeper Julian Krahl saved Bilbija’s weak shot (45+5). Gyamfi had pulled Steffen Tigges down in the penalty area after a blocked free kick by Calvin Brackelmann and was shown a red card for a professional foul. After the break, Bilbija did better when he pushed the ball over the line after a perfect cross from Brackelmann. Shortly afterwards, Curda converted a cross from Ruben Müller. Karlsruhe SC narrowly avoided another setback and restored their connection to the top of the table. The ambitious KSC won 1-0 (0-0) against bottom-of-the-table 1. FC Magdeburg, but had to work hard for it.
Christoph Kobald scored the winning goal for KSC shortly before the end (84th minute), celebrating their fourth win of the season. Karlsruhe had previously lost 3-0 in Kiel. Magdeburg, on the other hand, remains in crisis despite a committed performance. For SCM, it was already the sixth defeat in seven games this season, the fifth in a row.

Magdeburg’s poor start to the season was not apparent at first. The visitors played lively in an eventful first half and even had the better chances before the break. But both teams lacked determination in front of goal. KSC increased the tempo after the break. Magdeburg defended resolutely, however, and remained very dangerous on occasional counterattacks. The shortcoming: the finish.