FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli were beaten 3-1 by Greuther Fürth after 120 minutes in the opening training camp friendly in Kufstein on Friday evening. The second-division outfit were the greater threat in the first half and raced into a three-goal lead thanks to strikes from Roberto Massimo and Noel Futkeu (2). Adam Dźwigała deservedly pulled one back for the Boys in Brown, who had more of the play in the second period but were unable to rescue a draw.

FC St. Pauli won their opening pre-season friendly on head coach Alexander Blessin's debut, beating fourth-tier side Bremer SV 3-1 in front of 1,200 spectators at Uwe Seeler Sportpark in Malente on Saturday afternoon. Johannes Eggestein opened the scoring in the tenth minute, only for Nikky Goguadze to equalise on 25. But second-half goals from Danel Sinani and Andreas Albers eased the Boys in Brown to a 3-1 victory.

FC St. Pauli began their pre-season preparations on Monday after a extended seven-week summer break. Some 200 fans gathered to watch new head coach Alexander Blessin take his first training session, in which work on the ball formed the focus.