Saalfelden (dpa / lby) – Bundesliga relegated SpVgg Greuther Fürth suffered a narrow test match defeat on the way home from the training camp. In Saalfelden in Austria, the Franconians lost 2-3 (0-0) against top Swiss club FC Basel on Saturday. New signing Armindo Sieb, signed by the Bayern amateurs, made his debut at Fürth.
Overall, coach Marc Schneider’s team kept up well against the Swiss runners-up with ex-Dortmunder Marwin Hitz in goal. Ragnar Ache and Devin Angleberger scored the goals for the Schneider team. Basel qualified for the Conference League in Europe as the runners-up behind the Swiss champions FC Zurich.
