Werder Bremen’s summer schedule, in preparation for the up-coming season, is taking on a more concrete form all the time. General manager Klaus Allofs announced on Tuesday that the first team will play a friendly against Kickers Emden at 4pm on Sunday, 20.07.2008 in Leer-Loga. For the game, the players will leave their training camp on Norderney, where they will complete their six day training programme the day before. Following the match, the Green-White contingency will return home to Bremen.
On Saturday, 02.08.2008 at 6pm, Werder will take on Turkish first division side Trabzonspor at the ‘Nordseestadion’ in Bremenhaven. The game will take place on the weekend before the Green-Whites begin their competitive season with a game in the first round of the DFB Cup on either Saturday, 09.08. or Sunday 10.08.2008.
The kick-off time for the test match against VfL Oldenburg has now also been set. The match on Saturday, 12.07.2008 at the ‘Marschwegstadion’ wil kick-off at 4pm. Tickets for the game are already available from the administration centre of the ‘Nordwest-Zeitung’, on the internet or at NordWest Ticket by calling either 01805 / 361136 or 0421 / 363636.
The summer schedule at a glance:
Thur, 03.07.2008, 15:30: Training begin at the trainings facilities of the Weser-Stadion
Fri, 11.07.2008, 19:00: Friendly against TSV Ottersberg
Sat, 12.07.2008: Friendly against VfL Oldenburg kick-off 4pm
14. - 20.07.2008: Training camp on Norderney
22. - 29.07.2008: Training camp on Schruns
Wed, 30.07.2008, 19:00: Friendly against FC Hansa Rostock
Sat, 02.08.2008: Friendly against Trabzonspor, ‘Nordseestadion’ in Bremerhaven.
Sun, 03.08.2008: "Tag der Fans" (Day of the Fans) at the Weser-Stadion
Sat/Sun 09./10.08.2008: DFB-Cup first round ties
15. - 17.08.2008: First Bundesliga match-day.