Enjoy the following goals:
18.09.1981: Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 (0-0)
50’ Arne Larsen Ökland (Sensational long-range shot from Norwegian centre-forward)
20.09.1986: Bayer 04 vs FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 (0-0)
76’ Bum-kun Cha (Sometimes you just need luck)
21.09.1991: Bayer 04 vs Dynamo Dresden 4-0 (1-0)
66’ Martin Kree (A free kick like a rocket)
28.09.1996: FC Schalke 04 vs Bayer 04 1-2 (1-2)
25. Paulo Sergio (The winner from the Brazilian striker including the typical chest-to-chest celebration with Erik Meijer)
22.09.2001: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 1-1 (1-0)
79’ Dimitar Berbatov (The first Bundesliga goal scored by the Bulgarian centre-forward)
23.09.2006: Hannover 96 vs Bayer 04 1-1 (0-1)
37’ Sergej Barbarez (His first Bundesliga goal for Bayer 04. He is 50 years old this month. Many happy returns)
09.09.2011: FC Augsburg vs Bayer 04 1-4 (1-2)
6’ Sidney Sam (A dream move for the equaliser)
10.09.2016: Bayer 04 vs Hamburg SV 3-1 (0-0)
90+1’ Joel Pohjanpalo (After coming on as a substitute, the Finn turns the game round with a hat-trick. Here is his second goal)
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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