VfL Bochum lost the penultimate test match before the start of the competitive season against Athletic Bilbao. The Revierelf lost 1:4 (0:0) to the bottom of the table in the Primera Division.
The goals in the Heidewald Stadium in Gütersloh were scored by Simon Zoller to make it 1-0 (58 minutes) for the Bundesliga club and Raul Garcia (65 minutes), Asier Villalibre (83/88 minutes) and Inaki Williams ((84 minutes)) for the Basques .
Bochum will play the last friendly before the start of the competitive game as part of the season opener on Saturday (3.30 p.m.) against the Turkish first division club Antalyaspor. Opponents in the DFB Cup will then be hosts FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin on July 30th.