When the team played the first promotion match against Solingen 95, they wore the Bayer Cross on their claret shirts for the first time. A highly focused performance brought a brilliantly played 2-1 victory. Nevertheless, Solingen were considered to be the favourites in the return match.
In brilliant sunshine under blue skies, ten coaches and countless cyclists made their way from Leverkusen to Solingen a week later to support their team. The game ended in a 2-0 victory with two goals from right-winger Friedrich 'Fritz' Schorn. After a defensive tussle for 75 minutes, the two goals were netted within three minutes to put our 'Sportverinigung' in the second division for the first time.
Franco Foda was born on 23 April 1966 in Mainz to an Italian father and a German mother. He started playing football at the age of seven at the Weisenau Sports Club. After six years, he transferred to the then third-tier FSV Mainz 05 before joining the youth section at FC Kaiserslautern two years later. Franco made his debut in the Bundesliga in October 1983.
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Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, known as Emerson or just Emma, was born on 4 April 1976 in the Brazilian city of Pelotas in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. His footballing talent became apparent at an early age, laying the foundations for an extraordinary career. Emerson began his professional career at Grêmio Porto Alegre. He enjoyed great success at a young age, winning the Copa do Brasil in 1994, the Brazilian league title in 1996 and the prestigious Copa Libertadores in 1995, trophies that attracted the attention of European clubs.
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Simon Rolfes was born on 21 January 1982 in Ibbenbüren in North Rhine-Westphalia. He started playing football at the age of four. He joined TuS Recke. He remained loyal to his club up to the senior team, but Simon was ambitious. The left-footer tried his luck at Werder Bremen and made it into the Hanseatic club's U19 squad. On 2 July 2000, Simon played at the BayArena for the first time and scored, but only in a 4-2 defeat - the Green and Whites lost the final against the Werkself youngsters.
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In April 2001, a thrilling six-way battle for the German championship unfolds. There are just three points between league leaders Bayern Munich and sixth-placed FC Kaiserslautern. Bayer 04 are level on points with Lauterer, Hertha Berlin and Schalke 04 in fourth place. A week earlier, on 31 March 2001, the Werkself lost their home game against the Royal Blues from Gelsenkirchen 3-0 and now have an away game against relegation-threatened Eintracht Frankfurt to look forward to.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of April . It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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