Bayreuth vs ASV Neumarkt

Bayreuth kicked off at 11:00 — moved forward from the original afternoon slot to avoid the worst of a record heatwave — and needed just two minutes to open the scoring. Scheder collected the ball inside the box and finished calmly past Neumarkt goalkeeper Lars Böhmeke for 1-0.

The Regionalliga side dominated possession against a Neumarkt outfit that arrived with only 14 outfield players and four substitutes, due to injuries and a wedding keeping several squad members away.

Scheder struck again in the 27th minute, and completed his hat-trick five minutes later in the 32nd, sending Bayreuth into the break 3-0 up. The 24-year-old's treble was described as a "lupenreiner Hattrick" (perfect hat-trick) by local reports.

Per a pre-match agreement, Bayreuth made a complete 11-man substitution at half-time, giving the entire first XI a full break while the second XI took the field.

The changes didn't disrupt the flow. Kelvin Onuigwe, one of Bayreuth's new attacking signings, scored the fourth goal in the 65th minute. Fellow new arrival Adrian Heinle rounded off the scoring in the 82nd minute, tapping in after a goalmouth scramble to make it 5-0.

There was no genuine competitive turning point — Bayreuth led from the second minute and never looked back — but the most significant moment came off the ball. Jann George, the 32-year-old club veteran who also serves as an athletic trainer, suffered a serious knee injury during the match. He was stretchered off and taken directly to hospital, casting a pall over what had been a celebratory fan day.

George had scored a hat-trick in Bayreuth's previous friendly, a 6-0 win at 1. FC Kalchreuth on 20 June.

Patrick Scheder (Bayreuth) — Man of the match by a distance. Three goals in 32 minutes, all before half-time, effectively ended the contest before the break. His movement and finishing were a class above the Neumarkt defence.

Kelvin Onuigwe (Bayreuth) — The new striker looked sharp in his second appearance, scoring the fourth goal and linking play well during the second half.

Jonas Marx (Neumarkt) — The 31-year-old Neumarkt captain played the full 90 minutes despite the heat and his side's shortage of options. Bayreuth sporting director Stefan Pröpster singled him out for praise post-match, saying he "did his job very well."

Bayreuth's complete 11-man substitution at half-time — a pre-arranged move to maximise minutes across the squad — means the stats are best read in two halves. The first XI scored three goals in the opening 45 minutes against a tiring Neumarkt side that had only four outfield subs. The second XI added two more after the break, reflecting the gulf in squad depth. Neumarkt created few clear chances across the 90 minutes; Bayreuth goalkeeper Lino Kasten was largely untroubled.

Bayreuth have now won both pre-season friendlies by a combined 11-0, building momentum ahead of the 2026-27 Regionalliga Bayern campaign. The serious knee injury to Jann George is a significant concern: if confirmed as a long-term issue, it would deprive the squad of both a versatile midfielder and their athletic trainer during the critical pre-season block.

Bayreuth's next friendly is on 4 July against VfB Auerbach in Stammbach (15:30), followed by the highlight of their pre-season programme: a home match against 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth at Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion on 5 July (13:30).

For Neumarkt, the focus shifts to competitive action. They face SV Fortuna Regensburg in the Verbandspokal on 3 July, before the Bayernliga season begins on 18 July.

An utterly dominant performance from a deeper, sharper Bayreuth side exposed the squad disparity in a friendly where the result was secondary to preparation. Scheder's hat-trick was the individual highlight, but the lasting memory of the afternoon will be George's injury — a grim footnote that may shape Bayreuth's pre-season planning more than any scoreline.