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When Duisburg came to the Ulreich-Haberland-Stadion on Matchday 18 and were sent packing with a 2-1 loss thanks to goals from Ulf Kirsten and Christian Wörns, Bayer 04 moved to within a point of Frankfurt after they lost at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach. And since Bayern were also beaten 3-1 in Freiburg at the same time, but Kaiserslautern and Hamburg won their games, the top six were only separated by two points.
Matchday 19 took the Werkself to Munich, where a hard-fought but thoroughly deserved 1-1 draw took Dragoslav Stepanovic’s side into first place after Kaiserslautern (3-1 at Gladbach) and Eintracht (1-0 in Bremen) both lost their games.
In the final game before Christmas, which was Bayer 04’s 500th in the Bundesliga, the opponent was relegation-threatened Wattenscheid.
Wattenscheid went ahead in the 29th minute through Souleyman Sane, the father of current Bayern and former Leverkusen youth player Leroy Sane. However, Kirsten provided an immediate response straight from the restart. It was all looking like the Werkself would go on to win, but a red card for Jens Melzig in the 65th minute meant that both teams were content with a point.
With Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt holding each other to a 1-1 draw, and Bayern and Werder Bremen also drawing against Dynamo Dresden and VfB Leipzig respectively, the Werkself remained top of the Bundesliga. However, only two points separated the leaders and Duisburg down in seventh as Bayer 04 went into the deserved winter break as the 1993 Christmas champions.
Dieter Bast was born in Oberhausen on 28 August 1951. He began playing football in the youth team at DJK Arminia Klosterhardt, a local club in Oberhausen. Whilst training as a toolmaker, he moved to neighbouring club Sterkrade 06/07 to play for their U19s, where he caught the eye of Bundesliga sides Rot-Weiss Essen and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bast opted for Rot-Weiss and played in the Bundesliga from 1970 onwards. In his very first year, he made 22 appearances as a right winger, scoring three goals. Nevertheless, Essen were unable to avoid relegation.
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José Vítor Roque Júnior was born on 31 August 1976 in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As a youth, he played for São José EC, a club in the east of the state of São Paulo. His professional career began in 1995 with Palmeiras São Paulo. There, Roque Júnior quickly established himself as a key player in the team, making more than 200 appearances and enjoying significant success. With the club, he won the Copa do Brasil in 1998 and the Copa Libertadores in 1999, the South American equivalent of the European Champions League.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 from the month of August. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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The Werkself play their first top-flight match in Bayer 04’s history away at Sportfreunde Katernberg. 7,000 spectators turn up at the Am Lindenbruch stadium in that district of Essen. The Katernbergers have transformed the once ‘barren’ pitch into a real gem. On this Sunday afternoon, 19 August 1951, the lush turf provides the perfect conditions for a good game of football.
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Following a thoroughly successful start with a 2–1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg, the Werkself are organising a team event. On Wednesdays, they head to the Nürburgring together and do a few laps at speed. Manager Klaus Toppmöller welcomes this initiative, as it promotes team spirit and integration. During weekly training sessions, the team works extensively on various defensive tactics, as the manager was dissatisfied with his players’ pressing in the final minutes of the match against the Wolves.
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