Overview
- Rostock lost 1-0 to second-tier Arminia Bielefeld in a winter friendly structured as two 45-minute periods plus a 30-minute block.
- The opening 45 minutes were played entirely without media access and with no fans admitted.
- Felix Hagmann scored the winner in the 109th minute, converting Isaiah Young’s pass past substitute goalkeeper Max Hagemoser.
- Hansa rotated heavily to build fitness and assess personnel, with youth players featuring and Leon Reichardt tried at left back.
- Brinkmann emphasized the exercise over the result, while the status of Saturday’s planned friendly against BFC Preussen remained uncertain due to conditions.