Bundesliga · Oct 17, 2026
Elversberg beat Augsburg 4–3 as Schmahl's late goal proves decisive
By Row Seventeen ·
SV Elversberg beat FC Augsburg 4–3 (Bundesliga) on October 17, 2026.
Elversberg beat Augsburg 4–3 in Bundesliga Matchday 6 on October 17, 2026, with Frederik Schmahl's 89th-minute goal providing the margin before Mert Kömür's reply.
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Key moments
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Elversberg opened the scoring in the fourth minute after VAR identified a handball by Chrislain Matsima.
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Three minutes later, Maurice Krattenmacher led a counterattack following an Augsburg corner and supplied Lasse Günther for the second goal.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
Noel Futkeu hit the crossbar with a penalty eight minutes into stoppage time. The final whistle followed two minutes later, confirming Elversberg's victory.
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Petkov and Günther strike early
Elversberg opened the scoring in the fourth minute after VAR identified a handball by Chrislain Matsima. Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen saved the initial penalty with his legs, but Lukas Petkov scored from the rebound to give the hosts the lead.
Three minutes later, Maurice Krattenmacher led a counterattack following an Augsburg corner and supplied Lasse Günther for the second goal. Maximilian Rohr then headed in Felix Keidel's corner in the 28th minute, extending the advantage to three goals.
Rieder reduces the halftime deficit
Augsburg received a penalty after VAR reviewed Rohr's handball on a Marius Wolf shot following a corner. Captain Fabian Rieder converted in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time, leaving Elversberg ahead 3–1 at the break.
Augsburg made three halftime changes: Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Anton Kade and Michael Gregoritsch replaced Juma Bah, Wolf and Rodrigo Ribeiro. Elversberg had a chance in the 54th minute when Krattenmacher reached the byline and found Mokwa, whose turning shot went narrowly wide.
Gregoritsch brings Augsburg within one
Lukas Pinckert conceded another penalty in the 75th minute after catching Behrens while attempting to clear. Gregoritsch converted into the bottom-left corner a minute later, cutting the deficit to 3–2.
An Augsburg penalty award was overturned in the 86th minute when review identified Gregoritsch's hand rather than Sirch's arm.
Schmahl supplies the decisive goal
Frederik Schmahl finished Petkov's right-sided cutback in the 89th minute. Mert Kömür immediately answered in the 90th, placing Behrens' pass into the bottom corner.
Noel Futkeu hit the crossbar with a penalty eight minutes into stoppage time. The final whistle followed two minutes later, confirming Elversberg's victory.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- Bundesliga official match commentary and final result
- FC Augsburg official match report
- Sportschau independent match commentary and result
- Download the supporting facts and attribution
Published 2026-10-18. Game date shown above.
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