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Goals of the month: From Hörster to Castro

In this video you can watch impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 in the month of August. It is not always about the beauty of the goals but also about remembering special games and players.

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20.08.1983 Bayer 04 vs FC Nürnberg 3-0 (2-0)
7’ Thomas Hörster (He weaves his way through the Nürnberg defence and finishes with aplomb)

27.08.1988 Hannover 96 vs Bayer 04 2-2 (1-0)
82’ Wolfgang Rolff (Great leveller from distance scored by the captain)

28.08.1993 Bayer 04 vs Borussia Dortmund 2-1 (1-1)
63’ Andreas Fischer (Header from the powerful right-back from a pinpoint corner from Bernd Schuster)

15.08.1998 Bayer 04 vs Hansa Rostock 3-1 (1-1)
73’ Jörg Reeb (Another right-back – this time a lightning counter-attack)

02.08.2003 Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg 4-1 (3-1)
16’ Robson Ponte (First goal of the season in 2003/04 – Brazilian move involving Lucio, Franca and Ponte)

30.08.2008 Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim 5-2 (3-1)
8’ Karim Haggui (Header from the central defender from a Tranquillo Barnetta free kick)

24.08.2013 Bayer 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2 (2-0)
72’ Gonzalo Castro (Great long-range effort from the midfielder after a solo run from Sidney Sam)

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