SV Elversberg secured a convincing 4-1 victory over FSV Mainz 05 on Friday at the Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde. The home side dominated the match, scoring four goals before Mainz found the net in stoppage time.

Felix Keidel opened the scoring for SV Elversberg in the 7th minute. Francis Onyeka doubled the lead in the 26th minute with an assist from David Mokwa. Maurice Krattenmacher made it 3-0 just before half-time in the first minute of stoppage time.

In the final moments, Cole Campbell scored the fourth goal for Elversberg in the 90th minute, assisted by Nicholas Mickelson. Benedict Hollerbach pulled one back for Mainz in the 90+2 minute, but it was too late to change the outcome.

Stefan Posch of Mainz received a red card in the 90+5 minute, adding to a frustrating evening for the visitors. Mainz also had four yellow cards issued to their players during the match.

In terms of statistics, Elversberg had 54% possession compared to Mainz's 46%. Elversberg recorded 6 shots on target, while Mainz managed only 2. The home side also earned 5 corners against Mainz's 11. Elversberg committed 8 fouls, while Mainz had 21. Elversberg's goalkeeper made 1 save, while Mainz's keeper had 2 saves.

Following this result, SV Elversberg moved up to 5th place in the Bundesliga table with 13 points from 8 matches. FSV Mainz 05 sits in 8th place, having collected 10 points from the same number of games.