Line-up:
Seimen (Funk 72') – Hendriks, Stiller, Führich, Karazor, Leweling, Stergiou, Prömel (van der Leij 46'), Chabot (Assignon 46'), Undav, Schramm (Masanka Bungi 46', Vagnoman 67').
Match summary
With Dennis Seimen making his comeback in goal following a long lay-off, VfB squeezed their second-tier opponents deep in their own half from the start at the WIRmachenDRUCK Arena in Aspach. The early pressure paid off with Deniz Undav opening the scoring in the 15th minute.
Just two minutes later, Grischa Prömel doubled the lead with a deflected shot from the edge of the box. Undav’s second in the 37th minute left Sebastian Hoeneß’s side 3-0 up at half-time.
Fürth put up more of a fight in the second half but late goals from Tim van der Leij and Jamie Leweling ended the Clover Leaves’ hopes and completed a 5-0 friendly win for VfB.
Goals:
15th minute – 1-0: Chris Führich tees up Undav perfectly in the penalty area, and the VfB captain hits it first-time across goal into the bottom right corner from seven metres.
17th minute – 2-0: Prömel’s shot from 16 metres takes a slight deflection on its way in, leaving goalkeeper Silas Prüfrock with no chance.
37th minute – 3-0: Prüfrock kicks the ball straight to the feet of Undav, who takes advantage and makes it 3-0.
77th minute – 4-0: Van der Leij finishes off a sumptuous pass from Führich to make it 4-0.
86th minute – 5-0: Leweling receives the ball in the penalty box and lifts it over the goalkeeper into the net.
Reaction:
Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “Overall, I’m very pleased with our performance. We were very proactive and played with plenty of freedom. The lads took the game seriously, just as they did in the friendly against Heidenheim. That led to a good performance and the right result.”
