Pre-season round-up: Bayer Leverkusen hammer Genk

Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 Genk

Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a comfortable win against visitors Genk. Andre Schurrle put the Germans ahead after 18 minutes, but Balazs Toth equalised on the stroke of half-time. In the second half, Eren Derdiyok (63′, 65′) netted a quickfire brace before completing his hat-trick in the final minute of regular time.

Kaiserslautern 2-0 Nancy

In the Rhineland, Kaiserslautern earned a two goal win against nearby French side Nancy. Quickfire goals from Dorge Kouemaha (42′) and Martin Amedick (44′) were enough to see the hosts take the spoils.

Stuttgart 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Also in pre-season action in Germany, Swabian side Stuttgart slumped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Nottingham Forest. Lewis McGugan put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the ninth minute, but Tamas Hajnal equalised 10 minutes before the half-time break. In the second half, United States forward Robbie Findley (69′) delivered the decisive blow, and the visitors held on for the victory.

Nurnbeg 1-0 Racing Santander

In Bavaria, Nurnberg managed a narrow win against Racing Santander. Timmy Simons‘ penalty in the 55th minute was all that separated the two teams on the day.

Monchengladback 0-0 Sunderland

Finally, in the west of Germany, Monchengladbach and Sunderland played out a scoreless draw. Titus Bramble’s sending-off on 71 minutes left the hosts with a good chance to grab a late win, but the English side did enough to keep a clean sheet and earn a draw.