Magdeburg now second: 5:2 away win in Elversberg

Game turned around after trailing 2-0

Magdeburg first had opportunities after ten minutes, but Kaars (11) and El Hankouri (11) failed to beat the Elversberg goalkeeper. Magdeburg gained the upper hand - first in possession, then in chances. However, Magdeburg failed to take advantage of one of these opportunities - instead Petkov increased the lead after a counter-attack. When Schmahl held Magdeburg's Mohammed El Hankouri after losing possession, referee Lars Erbst showed red without hesitation.

After the break, FCM got into the game better. Kaars scored with his head from close range with the first attack. Magdeburg still had more of the ball, but Elversberg remained particularly dangerous on the counter-attack, lurking for Magdeburg's passing errors. The visitors struggled for a long time against SVE's compact defending, even though the ball was in the hosts' half most of the time.

It was only in the final twenty minutes that FCM turned the game around. Kaars put a pinpoint pass from Baris Atik into the goal - and after two and a half minutes of waiting, the VAR also confirmed the goal to equalize.