In the 33rd round of the 2. Bundesliga, SV Elversberg suffered a 3-1 defeat against Fortuna Düsseldorf, handing the team a crucial setback in their promotion challenge. The match saw the relegation-threatened home side take the lead in the 26th minute via an own goal by Florian Le Joncour. Just before halftime, Cedric Itten increased Düsseldorf’s lead to 2-0, scoring from a short counter-attack. The decisive goal came in the 51st minute when Itten scored with a skillful chip over the keeper. Elversberg struggled throughout the second half to genuinely challenge the Fortuna defense, though Tim Oberdorf scored a late own goal in stoppage time to add some goals to the scoreline.
Despite the loss, Elversberg remains level on points with Hannover and Paderborn, securing second place in the table. With a better goal difference, the Saarländer team holds the most favorable position for promotion heading into the final matchday. Meanwhile, Düsseldorf has climbed to 15th place, setting up a direct relegation showdown with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
In other fixtures played on Sunday afternoon, Hertha BSC beat SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-1, while Preußen Münster and SV Darmstadt 98 drew 1-1. For Münster, the single point proved insufficient to help them avoid relegation.