Only after an increase in performance in the second half did the Bundesliga club Mainz win a test match at the regional league club Wormatia Worms 4-0 (0-0).
The goals for the guests were scored by Ben Bobzien (58′), Marlon Mustapha (60′) and Danny Schmidt and Dominik Kohr in stoppage time.
Coach Bo Svensson’s team played their first competitive game in the first round of the DFB Cup on July 31 (6:00 p.m.) at Erzgebirge Aue, who were relegated to the second division.