VfB Lübeck suffers a 3-0 defeat in the friendly – ​​worries before the start of the season!

VfB Lübeck suffers a 3-0 defeat in the friendly – ​​worries before the start of the season!

VfB Lübeck suffered a bitter defeat in the friendly against Greifswalder FC on Wednesday. The Lübeck team had to leave the field with a disappointing 0:3, just ten days before the start of the season against Bremer SV on July 26th. LN online reports that coach Guerino Capretti was unable to field a clear starting XI due to a small squad, with only 17 players available, including test players Yehor Melenivskyi and Dardan Karamani.

After just 20 seconds, VfB Lübeck fell behind thanks to an early goal from Grace Bokake. This early goal set the tone for the rest of the game. In the 17th minute, Luca Menke fouled an opponent in the penalty area, which led to a penalty, which Osman Atilgan safely converted to make it 2-0. Joe-Joe Richardson then made it perfect in the 37th minute and made it 3-0 for Greifswald.

Difficult preparation

The omens for Lübeck were not optimal. Head coach Capretti expressed the importance of this test match as an important challenge. Player Julian Albrecht emphasized that it was crucial to act courageously with the ball and to achieve high ball wins when pressing in order to eliminate weaknesses before the start of the season. But against Greifswald, an unpleasant opponent, VfB was too often pale in the second half, only a notable chance by Rohin Shavani in the 64th minute provided some hope.

Where does the path lead for VfB? Fans and those in charge are wondering whether enough has been done to strengthen the squad before the start of the season. In the last test matches, VfB showed signs of potential despite this current defeat. Among other things, the team was able to record a strong 8-0 win against Eichholzer SV, which made us look forward to more. New signing Ware Pakia was particularly able to shine in the friendly in Hamburg and is seen as a valuable reinforcement for the striker position transfermarkt.de.

How will the team present itself in the coming days? Expectations are high as the game is approaching and VfB Lübeck must now show that they have learned the right lessons from this defeat. All eyes are now turned to the game against Bremer SV, where a better result than against Greifswald is needed to ensure a positive start to the season. HLSports.de also points out that after this defeat the focus should quickly be placed on training and tactics in order to bring the form curve up in time.