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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.
Thomas Hörster was born in Essen on 27 November 1956. As a child, he took part in high diving and judo, but was also passionate about football. After starting out at Blau-Weiß Holsterhausen-Essen, he moved on to ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen. As a U19 player, he trained with the senior side for the first time. And at just under 18 years of age, Thommy – as he is known – made his debut in Bundesliga 2. Over two-and-a-half seasons, he made 71 appearances for Schwarz-Weiß Essen.
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Bernd Dreher was born in Leverkusen on 2 November 1966 and he began playing football at SV Schlebusch at the age of five. At the age of nine, he joined the youth academy at Bayer 04. There, the goalkeeper progressed through all the youth teams and, with the U19s in 1985, he reached the final of the German Championship, that Bayer 04 lost 4-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Robson Ponte was born on 6 November 1976 in São Paulo. He began his football career in Brazil with CA Juventus. He then played for América FC and Guarani FC. In 1999, he joined Bayer 04. Robson initially played for the Werkself until 2001. He then moved to VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year loan. There, he continued to develop and gained valuable experience in the Bundesliga. In 2003, he returned to Leverkusen, where he particularly showcased his dribbling skills and his ability in attacking midfield. In total, he made 79 appearances for Bayer 04 and scored six goals.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 from the month of November. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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On Sunday, 4 November 1951, the first league derby between Bayer 04 and FC Köln took place. The FC Köln stadium in Müngersdorf was absolutely bursting at the seams for this clash. A veritable invasion of Bayer 04 fans from Leverkusen set off for Cologne by tram and bus. From midday onwards, in addition to the scheduled services, six extra tram services ran at the standard fare from Leverkusen Town Hall to the stadium in Cologne. At the same time, buses operated by Grein ran regularly from Wiesdorf market square to Cologne. In the end, over 5,000 Bayer 04 fans waved their black and red flags in the stands at the FC Köln stadium and got behind their team for ninety minutes.
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