Hannover 96 Held by Elversberg After Rohr Own Goal and Petkov Penalty

Hannover 96 and SV 07 Elversberg shared the points in a 1–1 draw in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday, as an early own goal from Maximilian Rohr was cancelled out by a second-half penalty from Lukas Petkov. The Matchday 28 fixture ended level despite both sides making a series of substitutions in search of a winner.

Hannover went in front in the 20th minute in fortuitous fashion. Elversberg defender Maximilian Rohr diverted the ball into his own net, handing the hosts a 1–0 lead. That advantage lasted into half-time, with no further goals recorded before the break.

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The game turned shortly after the restart. In the 56th minute, Elversberg were awarded a penalty, and Lukas Petkov stepped up to convert, bringing the visitors level at 1–1. It was the only goal credited to an Elversberg player on the day.

Both coaches reacted quickly around the hour mark. Hannover introduced Ime Okon and Husseyn Chakroun at half-time, later adding Benjamin Källman, Hayate Matsuda and Elias Saad. Elversberg responded with a flurry of changes of their own, including David Mokwa Ntusu, Jarzinho Malanga, Look Sa Nicholas Mickelson, Raif Adam and Florian Le Joncour.

The closing stages grew increasingly tense, reflected in a spate of yellow cards. Hannover’s Daisuke Yokota and Maik Nawrocki were booked in the second half, while a heated finale in stoppage time saw cautions for Elias Saad and Elversberg quartet Look Sa Nicholas Mickelson, Amara Condé and Lukas Pinckert.

Beyond the recorded goals, substitutions and bookings, no further detailed match events or statistics were available. The result leaves both Hannover 96 and SV 07 Elversberg to look ahead to the remaining regular-season fixtures in the 2. Bundesliga, with each side collecting a single point from this encounter.

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2. Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Schalke 04	32	20	7	5	49	28	21	67	W W W W W
2	SV 07 Elversberg	32	17	8	7	60	36	24	59	W D W L D
3	Hannover 96	32	16	10	6	56	40	16	58	D W D W D
4	SC Paderborn 07	32	17	7	8	55	43	12	58	L L D W W
5	SV Darmstadt 98	32	13	12	7	56	42	14	51	L D L L L
6	Hertha BSC	32	13	9	10	44	37	7	48	L L D L W
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	32	14	4	14	49	47	2	46	L L L W W
8	Karlsruher SC	32	12	7	13	50	60	-10	43	W L L W L
9	1. FC Nürnberg	32	11	9	12	41	42	-1	42	D W D L D
10	Holstein Kiel	32	11	8	13	42	43	-1	41	W W W W D
11	VfL Bochum 1848	32	10	10	12	46	45	1	40	D W L W L
12	SG Dynamo Dresden	32	10	8	14	51	50	1	38	W L W W L
13	Arminia Bielefeld	32	9	9	14	47	48	-1	36	D W D L W
14	1. FC Magdeburg	32	11	3	18	49	56	-7	36	W L W L W
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	9	7	16	34	52	-18	34	L W D L D
16	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	32	10	4	18	30	49	-19	34	L W L L L
17	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	32	9	7	16	45	66	-21	34	D L W D L
18	SC Preußen Münster	32	6	11	15	37	57	-20	29	D L L D D