The fixture against Eintracht Braunschweig started as usual for the #B04eSports players with a 2 vs 2 game. Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik were on the controllers and up against the Braunschweig duo of Kai ‘HENSOO’ Hense and Philipp ‘EISVOGEL’ Schermer. The match ended with a 2-1 defeat from a Black and Red perspective.
The following 1 vs 1 game between Landwehr and Braunschweig’s Hense ended all square (2-2), so it came down to the third duel. In this 1 vs 1, Kayacik faced Schermer - and the Bayer 04 eSports player secured a 2-1 win. That made the overall result a draw.
The Bayer 04 eSports team are now thirteenth in the North West division of the VBL Club Championship on 21 points.
The #B04eSports team return to action in the VBL Club Championship next week: Tuesday, 7 February, is a triple matchday with games against VfL Wolfsburg (from 18.00 CET), SC Paderborn 07 (from 19.30 CET) and FC Köln (from 21.00 CET).
Results on matchday 20:
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Braunschweig (1 point)
2 vs 2: 1-2
Landwehr against Hense: 2-2
Kayacik against Schermer: 2-1
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