Elversberg fights until the last minute: Last minute draw against Paderborn!

Elversberg fights until the last minute: Last minute draw against Paderborn!

In the exciting top game of the 2nd Bundesliga, SV Elversberg and SC Paderborn separate 1-1 draw. The game, which took place on April 28, 2025, offered the audience an exciting final phase in which the team of coach Horst Steffen still equalized in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Florian Le Joncour was the lucky goal scorer for the Elversberger, who thus maintain their chances of promotion.

The game started under the premise of an intensive struggle for every ball. In the first creation, the action was shaped by tactical discipline, with both Elversberg and Paderborn difficult to develop clear opportunities. Paderborn took the lead in the 56th minute with a deflected shot from Raphael Obermair, which she temporarily sent to the Siegerstraße.

tension up to the last minute

After Paderborn's lead goal, the team largely checked the game, while Elversberg had an offensive trouble. Nevertheless, hope remained until the end. In the 72nd minute, Elversberg had a top -class chance to equalize, but ran against the sovereign goalkeeper Manuel Riemann. Paderborn also recorded a crossbar from Sven Michel in the 80th minute, who kept the game exciting.

The last minute compensation from Le Joncour, which fell in the 95th minute, was not only an emotional highlight, but also an important point for Elversberg in the table. After the game, coach Lukas Kwasniok from Paderborn expressed his frustration about the result and announced his farewell after the season. Steffen, on the other hand, judged the draw as not undeserved and was satisfied with the performance of his players.

table and chances of promotion

The division of points means that both Elversberg and Paderborn now have 49 points and are behind the relegation place of 1. FC Magdeburg (50 points). Elversberg is currently occupying the 4th place, just one point behind the ranks of ascent, while Paderborn is in 5th place. However, the competition does not sleep - Fortuna Düsseldorf, currently also in the promotion race, could pass Elversberg this coming weekend.

• Current positions of the teams:
• 4. Place: SV Elversberg - 49 points
• 5. Place: SC Paderborn - 49 points
• Relegationplatz: 1. FC Magdeburg - 50 points

The two teams are in an intensive competition for promotion to the Bundesliga, which makes the last rounds of this season particularly exciting. Despite a difficult start in the second half of the season, Elversberg will keep his chances again and will meet 1. FC Nürnberg on May 4th, while Paderborn will play against FC Schalke 04 on May 2nd.

in a struggle for ascent, in which the competition is closely related, both the services and the results are crucial. And the late balance could give Elversberg the urgently needed swing for the upcoming challenges. The last games of the season are crucial and the fans can prepare for more gripping encounters.

SOL.de reports that Elversberg is therefore still in punch dance. At the same time, Sportschau show that both teams have 49 points.