Verl vs Bremer SV

Verl started with a blistering pace that set the tone for the afternoon. Paul Lehmann opened the scoring in the 7th minute, heading home from a free-kick delivered from the byline. Tim Heike doubled the lead six minutes later, meeting a half-field cross with a header that found the top-right corner (13').

The second quarter brought more of the same. Antonio Foti made it 3-0 in the 41st minute, converting from close range after Yari Otto's low ball across the six-yard box. Bremer SV pulled one back in the 52nd minute via a long-ball attack, making it 3-1 at the quarter-time break — effectively half-time in this 120-minute contest.

The third quarter saw Verl turn the screw. Alem Japaur scored with an acrobatic finish in the 46th minute, meeting a cross from Clausen at the back post and converting while falling. Amin Farouk then took centre stage: first he rounded the Bremer goalkeeper to slot home in the 49th minute, then he curled a low shot from outside the box into the far corner two minutes later (51').

New signing Andre Leipold nearly marked his debut with a goal in the 102nd minute but was denied by the Bremer goalkeeper. The 6-1 scoreline held through the final 30-minute period.

Bremer SV's brief lifeline — the 52nd-minute goal that made it 3-1 — lasted only as long as the interval. Verl emerged for the third quarter and scored three times in six minutes (46', 49', 51'), effectively killing the contest before the Regionalliga side could build any momentum. The quick triple-blow showcased the depth and fitness Shala has built during the week-long camp.

Amin Farouk was the standout. The midfielder's brace (49', 51') — the first a composed finish after rounding the keeper, the second a crisp strike from distance — underlined his sharpness in front of goal. liga3-online.de singled him out as the "Doppelpacker" in their roundup of the day's friendlies.

Paul Lehmann set the tone with the early opener, and Tim Heike added a fine headed goal from an awkward delivery. Alem Japaur's acrobatic finish was the technical highlight of the afternoon.

Player of the Match: Amin Farouk.

The 6-1 scoreline tells a straightforward story of dominance. The match was played in four 30-minute blocks — a format designed to maximise minutes for the squad in pre-season — and Verl scored in three of the four periods. Bremer SV's only shot on target of note was their consolation goal. The early goals from set-pieces (Lehmann) and crosses (Heike, Foti, Japaur) highlighted a clear aerial advantage.

Verl end their Ankum training camp with two wins from two friendlies there — a 3-2 victory over Westfalia Rhynern on 22 July followed by this 6-1 demolition of Bremer SV. Head coach Orest Shala, who took over after Tobias Strobl's departure to VfL Wolfsburg, has one more pre-season test before the real business begins: a trip to RB Leipzig next Saturday.

Bremer SV, meanwhile, begin their Regionalliga Nord campaign next weekend. This defeat will be a wake-up call about the step up in intensity they will face.

Verl's 3. Liga season kicks off on 9 August 2026 at Alemannia Aachen — a fixture that will reveal whether this pre-season form translates into competitive points.

A thoroughly professional pre-season workout from Verl. The 4x30-minute format allowed Shala to rotate heavily — the club's report noted that substitutes Leipold, Wessing, Seidel, Hofmann and Obermeyer all slotted in seamlessly — and the goals were shared across six different scorers. For a betting audience, the caveat is clear: friendly form, especially in an XXL-format training match, is a noisy signal. But the patterns — aerial threat, quick transitions, and the quality of Farouk — are worth tracking ahead of the Aachen opener.