Third division teams get started: Aue, Mannheim and Essen celebrate clear victories!

Third division teams get started: Aue, Mannheim and Essen celebrate clear victories!

On Saturday, July 5, 2025, the third division teams were challenged again! Ten teams competed against each other in exciting test matches, and the results were impressive. SV Waldhof Mannheim in particular caused a sensation with an outstanding 12-0 win against VfR Frankenthal (A-Class Rhine-Palatinate) and shows that they are a force to be reckoned with in the coming season. The top scorers list is led by Abifade with four goals, followed by Shipnoski (three), Okpala (two) and Seegert, Iwe and Thalhammer, who also scored, it is reported liga3-online.de.

But other teams also made an impression. FC Erzgebirge Aue, last year's bottom team, secured a 2-0 win against Glenavon FC from Northern Ireland. The player Weinhauer scored both goals in the first half, delighting the 1,000 fans who traveled with him. FC Ingolstadt also kept the upper hand over the regional league team Bayreuth with a clear 6:1, where Kügel contributed two goals and really got the team going.

The other encounters

The wave of success continued: Rot-Weiss Essen was able to gain the upper hand against Schwarz-Weiß Essen in the city derby and celebrated a 5-1 win. Ahmo, Rios Alonso, Moustier, Brumme and Romano were successful here. Things got exciting for Hansa Rostock, however, as they were able to win 3-2 against fourth division club Greifswalder FC. The goal scorers here were Schulz, Voglsammer and Gebühr.

Energie Cottbus also won 2-0 against TSG Neustrelitz, with Hofmann and Engelhardt scoring the goals. 1. FC Saarbrücken, who won 2-1 against Normannia Gmünd, had Brünker, who scored twice, on their agenda. At least for VfL Osnabrück, the weekend was not the best: the team had to admit defeat to Viktoria Pilsen, 0-1. It was a similar story for 1. FC Schweinfurt, who lost 1-2 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt; Dellinger was able to score a goal for Schweinfurt, but it wasn't enough for points.

Preparatory games in full swing

The test games are all about preparing for the coming season. The football teams have laconically noted that winter is over and they must be ready for the challenges that lie ahead. How liga-drei.de emphasizes, fan-appropriate expectations are high among the fans. For example, SG Sonnenhof Großaspach played against Bayern Munich and equalized three times, but ultimately lost 3:5.

These preseason games not only provide a taste of the coming season, but also an opportunity for teams to develop and show that they have a good feel for the lineup. In the coming weeks, fans' eyes will remain glued to their teams' performances as they put the finishing touches on.