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Town of 13,000 people spawns a Bundesliga team
Key takeaways
- Elversberg have spent much of their 119-year history in the lower tiers of German football
- Elversberg will become one of the smallest clubs ever to play in the Bundesliga after securing promotion with a 3-0 win against relegated Preussen Munster.
- Goals from Bambase Conte and David Mokwa put Elversberg in control after 15 minutes on Sunday, before Mokwa scored his second midway through the second half to wrap up a second-place finish.
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Elversberg have spent much of their 119-year history in the lower tiers of German football
Elversberg will become one of the smallest clubs ever to play in the Bundesliga after securing promotion with a 3-0 win against relegated Preussen Munster.
Goals from Bambase Conte and David Mokwa put Elversberg in control after 15 minutes on Sunday, before Mokwa scored his second midway through the second half to wrap up a second-place finish.
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