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Goals of the month: From Klimke to Wirtz

In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 from the month of May. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.

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29.05.1981 Bayer 04 vs VfL Bochum 1848 2-0
22’ Peter Klimke (Curious goal by the defender)

04.05.1991 Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 1-1
33’ Christian Schreier (corner and header from a standing position by the attacking midfielder)

04.05.1996 Bayer 04 vs TSV 1860 Munich 2-1
22’ Rudi Völler (Flat cross from the right and the centre forward hits it under the crossbar)

19.05.2001 Bayer 04 vs VfL Bochum 1848 1-0
21’ Oliver Neuville (The nimble striker nets opener, then the Werkself stumble into Champions League qualification)

13.05.2006 Hannover 96 vs Bayer 04 2-2
39’ Dimitar Berbatov (The Bulgarian centre forward's farewell goal)

14.05.2011 SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 0-1
45’ Hanno Balitsch (The goal seals Champions League participation)

14.05.2016 Bayer 04 vs FC Ingolstadt 3-2
61’ Stefan Kießling (The lead by the legend.)

15.05.2021 Bayer 04 vs Union Berlin 1-1
26’ Florian Wirtz (The ‘football god’ makes it 1-0)

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