Elversberg cruises past Mainz with four-goal home display Friday

ELVERSBERG, Germany (Interstat) — Elversberg scored three times before halftime and added another goal in the 90th minute to beat Mainz 4-1 on Friday. Felix Keidel opened the scoring in the seventh minute, Francis Onyeka doubled the lead in the 26th and Maurice Krattenmacher made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. Cole Campbell scored Elversberg’s fourth in the 90th. Benedict Hollerbach pulled one back for Mainz in the second minute of stoppage time. David Mokwa Ntusu and Nicholas Mickelson provided assists for Elversberg. Mainz’s Mwene, da Costa, Konigsdorffer and Posch were booked, with Posch receiving a second yellow card late. Mainz made four substitutions in the 63rd minute, while Elversberg brought on replacements in the 68th, 77th and 88th minutes. Elversberg improved to four wins, one draw and three losses in the competition and eight wins, two draws and five losses overall. Mainz dropped to four wins, two draws and four losses in the competition and five wins, two draws and five losses overall.