SV Elversberg delivered a statement performance in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday, sweeping aside struggling 1. FC Magdeburg 4-0 at the Avnet Arena. The visitors, now surging up the table, used clinical finishing and a disciplined press to dismantle the hosts, who remain mired in the drop zone.

The breakthrough arrived after just 23 minutes: Bambasé Conté ghosted into the box and slotted home from a Nicholas Mickelson cross, setting the tone for what would be a one-sided affair. Magdeburg thought they’d struck back ten minutes later, but an apparent equalizer was swiftly chalked off for offside, punctuating their fruitless afternoon in front of goal.

Elversberg doubled their lead on the stroke of halftime, with midfielder Tom Zimmerschied finishing a sweeping move engineered by Conté—a persistent threat throughout, adding vision and tempo from midfield. The home side’s frustrations mounted, their rare forays forward snuffed out efficiently by Elversberg’s back four led by Florian Le Joncour.

Magdeburg’s attack was muted throughout, producing a mere three shots, only two of which forced a save from SV Elversberg’s Nicolas Kristof. By contrast, Elversberg’s fluid front four carved out eight shots—seizing control both through sustained possession (53%) and withering counter-attacks.

The second half brought no respite for Markus Fiedler’s men. Substitutes offered little spark, and as Magdeburg threw bodies forward searching for a lifeline, Elversberg struck twice more. Otto Stange pounced on a defensive lapse in the 74th minute, rifling past Dominik Reimann to make it 3-0. Just six minutes later, substitute Jarzinho Malanga sealed the rout, coolly converting after another incisive sequence orchestrated by Conté—who finished with a goal and two assists in a man-of-the-match performance.

For Magdeburg, the defeat compounds an already dire start to the campaign, as the club languishes in 18th place, their defensive vulnerabilities cruelly exposed against one of the league’s most efficient attacking sides. Elversberg, meanwhile, surge to third, brimming with confidence as the promotion race intensifies.

Key moments of the match, including all four goals and the disallowed effort, can be seen in detail on the official highlights produced by Bundesliga-recognized YouTube channels such as Sky Sports Football and DAZN, both boasting well over 50,000 subscribers and offering expert post-match analysis alongside the in-game action.

With the result, Elversberg reaffirm their ambitions, while Magdeburg face urgent questions—on the pitch and in the dressing room—as the season grinds on.