Just a couple days before the start of the Bundesliga (5-7 August 2011), Werder Bremen will face a really tough test as Thomas Schaaf's team will take on English top club FC Everton on Tuesday 2 August 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at Weser Stadium. The Toffees last season finished seventh in the Premier League and Australian international Tim Cahill was their top scorer with nine goals.
Werder and Everton last played in late July 2007 as part of the pre-season for the 2007-08 campaign and the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park. Werder's goals were scored by Boubacar Sanogo and Per Mertesacker.
Tickets for the test match go on sale on 11 July 2011 at 9 a.m. The tickets can also be ordered at www.werder.de, at the Weser Stadium ticket centre (Franz-Böhmert-Straße 1c, 28205 Bremen), as well as over the Werder Bremen call centre at 01805 / 937 337 (0.14 €/min from German fixed line networks, rates vary for cell phone networks).
The provisional 2011 summer schedule for Werder Bremen:
Wed. 29 June 2011: Start of training and preparations for 2011-12 season, 10 a.m.
Sun. 03 July 2011: Travel to training camp in Norderney
Wed. 06 July 2011: Test match against SV Meppen, An der Mühle grounds, 7 p.m.
Fri. 08 July 2011: Return from training camp in Norderney
Fri. 08 July 2011: Test match against FC Midtjylland, at Sportplatz in Loga grounds, 7 p.m.
Tues. 12 July 2011: Travel to training camp in Erfurt
Tues. 12 July 2011: Test match against FC Rot-Weiß, Steigerwald Stadium Erfurt
Thurs. 14 July 2011: Return from training camp in Erfurt
Thurs. 14 July 2011: Test match against Chemnitzer FC Stadion an der Gellerstraße grounds in Chemnitz
Sun. 17 July 2011: Travel to training camp in Donaueschingen
Tues. 19 July 2011: Test match against Freiburg, badenova Stadium in Freiburg, 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 July 2011: Return from training camp in Donaueschingen
Sun. 24 July 2011: Day of the Fans, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tues. 26 July 2011: Test match against Olympiacos Piraeus, Vivaris Arena Emsland in Meppen, 7 p.m.
Sat. 30 July 2011: German Cup First Round against Heidenheim, Voith Arena in Heidenheim, 3:30 p.m.
Tues. 2 August 2011: Test match against FC Everton, Weser Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
06-07 August 2011: Bundesliga, First game day
Status: 28 June 2011
Changes and amendments without prior notice,
the summer schedule will be regularly updated