TWIN town they may be – but there was nothing friendly about way Wanderers were dismantled by Paderborn tonight as their Austrian trip ended in successive defeats.

While plenty of positives could be drawn from Saturday’s narrow 2-1 reverse against Sturm Graz, this result will perhaps have given Neil Lennon a little more to ponder as he sits on the flight back to the UK tomorrow.

Stripped of Zach Clough, Oscar Threlkeld, Liam Trotter, Emile Heskey, Josh Vela and Max Clayton through injury and illness – the lack of depth in the Wanderers squad was laid bare by a team who were playing Bundesliga football last season, and who are two weeks away from starting their own campaign.

Throw in Tim Ream and David Wheater who didn’t even make the trip, and you soon realise what a skeletal squad Lennon has been working with at times over here in Austria.

Maybe that’s why the Whites boss wasn’t pressing any panic buttons as he reviewed a testing 90 minutes in Kapfenberg.

A well-taken first goal for Gary Madine was definitely a highlight for the Whites albeit one that was eclipsed by a simply sensational effort from Paderborn’s Marcel Ndjeng after the interval.

Other than that, fitness was probably all Wanderers could take from the game as they boarded the coach back towards Pallau.

The German side were more penetrative early on but they were given a helping hand by Dorian Dervite, whose early mistake gifted a chance to Moritz Stopplekamp.

Ben Amos did well to parry the midfielder’s shot and the Whites got another let-off when ex-Hull City striker Nick Proschwitz was off target with his follow-up on the rebound.

Wanderers were a little laboured early on, with little movement in midfield, and it was no surprise when Paderborn took the lead on 20 minutes.

Marvin Bakalorz cut through a challenge from Derik Osede and should have scored himself – but when the Whites failed to properly clear their lines, Amos ended up bringing down Suleyman Koc.

Proschwitz, once a £2.4million signing for Steve Bruce, banged his penalty straight down the middle to open his account in his second spell with the club.

Wanderers’ response was immediate. Niklas Hohehender failed to deal with a long ball from the back, and Madine was on it in a flash, lobbing the back-pedalling goalkeeper with an expertly-judged chip.

A few minutes later, Hohehender was at the centre of the attention again, clattering through a challenge on Mark Davies that had the Bolton bench spilling on to the pitch in anger.

Davies got to his feet, albeit a little gingerly, and it was no surprise to see him replaced at half time by Jay Spearing.

Wanderers never really hit top gear but played some decent stuff in the rest of the half, going close again with a free kick from trialist Stephen Dobbie.

After the break, however, the German side really flexed their muscles.

After Koc was given acres of space to gallop into on the right, his inch-perfect cross allowed Saglik to head his side back into the lead within a few minutes of the restart.

The best was yet to come. If you’ve seen a better pre-season goal than the 40-yard volley Ndjeng came up with on the hour mark, I’d like to see it.

Amos could do little but watch and admire as the midfielder took the shot on from just inside the halfway line.

Idir Ouali rubbed salt into the wounds with a fourth 10 minutes before the end. Again, Wanderers were left hopelessly open down the right side, allowing Saglik to find his man.

Wanderers: Amos (Fitzsimons 70), White (Taylor 46), Derik, Dervite, Twardzik (Moxey 46); Feeney, Pratley (Danns 65), Davies (Spearing 46), Hall; Madine (Walker 65), Dobbie. Subs not used: Kellett, Medo, Maher.