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Bayern scores easy win

14 July 2012-PA Sport

Bayern Munich left for its pre-season training camp in Trentino off the back of a 4-0 victory over FC Ismaning in a friendly.

New signing Xherdan Shaqiri scored his first goal since arriving from FC Basel with youngsters Oliver Markoutz, Kevin Friesenbacher and Benno Schmitz scoring the other goals in front of 3000 fans in suburban Munich.

Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes will take a larger squad with him to Italy with the likes of Arjen Robben, Anatoli Tymoschuk and Mario Mandzukic arriving after their post-EURO 2012 breaks, however Franck Ribery will not be participating.

The France international will follow an individual training plan in Munich from Wednesday while the eight members of the Germany squad for EURO 2012 are not due to start pre-season training until the end of the week.

Elsewhere, there were wins for Schalke 04 against fourth division SG Sonnenhof-Grossasbach, Hoffenheim beat fifth division Astoria Walldorf, Wolfsburg edged past ETSV Weiche and Eintracht Frankfurt downed FSV Hollenbach.

Hannover suffered a setback in its preparations as it was defeated 2-0 by third division Preussen Munster.

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