Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz vs St. Gallen II

Bregenz needed no time to assert control. Rossi opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, latching onto a pass inside the box to slot home the opener. Three minutes later, midfielder Lars Nussbaumer doubled the lead with a composed finish to make it 2-0.

Rossi struck again in the 33rd minute — his second of the afternoon — to put the home side firmly in command at 3-0 before the interval.

The second half brought no let-up. Damian Maksimovic, the 21-year-old Bregenz native who joined the club from Dornbirn last year, scored the fourth goal in the 47th minute, just two minutes after the restart.

St. Gallen II pulled one back in the 77th minute through an unnamed scorer, but the Swiss visitors could not mount a serious fightback. The match ended without a single yellow or red card, reflecting its friendly nature.

Nussbaumer's 25th-minute goal, scored just three minutes after Rossi's opener, effectively ended any hope St. Gallen II had of staying in the contest. With the home side 2-0 up inside 25 minutes, Rossi's second eight minutes later confirmed the rout was on.

Nicolas Rossi — The Brazilian-Italian striker was the match-winner with two clinical first-half finishes. He showed sharp movement in the box and an eye for goal that will encourage head coach Christoph Brenner ahead of the new ADMIRAL 2. Liga season.

Lars Nussbaumer — The central midfielder scored the crucial second goal that gave Bregenz breathing room and controlled the tempo from midfield. His timing of runs into the box caused persistent problems for the St. Gallen defence.

Damian Maksimovic — The 21-year-old striker capped the scoring with a well-taken goal early in the second half, demonstrating why the club handed him a contract until 2027.

The match timeline — four goals by the 47th minute, one consolation in the 77th — tells the story of a one-sided friendly. Bregenz's three-goal burst across 11 first-half minutes (22'–33') reflected sharp finishing rather than overwhelming territorial dominance. The absence of any cards in the match underlined its pre-season character: both sides used the fixture primarily for fitness and sharpness rather than competitive edge.

This was the first pre-season friendly of summer 2026 for Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (ADMIRAL 2. Liga, Austrian second tier). Christoph Brenner's side continues their preparation at home against SC Brühl on 3 July, followed by FC Dornbirn on 7 July.

For St. Gallen II — the reserve/U21 team of Swiss Super League side FC St. Gallen — this match formed part of their own pre-season programme building towards the upcoming season.

A near-perfect start to pre-season for Bregenz. Four different goal scorers, a dominant first-half display, and a confidence-boosting margin of victory. The defensive lapse that allowed the 77th-minute consolation is a minor concern, but the attacking output — particularly from Rossi — provided plenty of encouragement for the campaign ahead.