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Match of the month: 10 years ago - Two memorable games within four days

It is Tuesday, 20 October 2015 - a Champions League night at the BayArena. The visitors: AS Roma. What awaits the spectators is a memorable football match full of drama, speed and emotion. The Werkself get off to a flying start and literally overrun the slightly favoured Italians in the early stages. The scoreline was 2-0 after just twenty minutes - both goals were scored by Mexico international Chicharito. Bayer 04 put the visitors under constant pressure with their aggressive pressing and bold attacking play and even had a chance to make it 3-0. Then the AS Roma captain Daniele De Rossi brought his team back into the game with a brace making it 2-2 at half-time.
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The second half begins at a high tempo - both teams look to get forward early on. However, AS Roma took control as the game progressed. A beautifully taken free-kick gave the Italians a 3-2 lead, and when the score was 4-2 on 76 minutes, the outcome looked to be sealed. The visitors dropped back, managed their lead and looked out for counter-attacking opportunities. The game drifted along - until the 84th minute.

Kevin Kampl then takes his chance and scores with a magnificent long-range shot to make it 4-3 and the BayArena is suddenly rocking again. Just two minutes later, Kampl set up the equaliser: He picked out left-back Wendell, who moved into the penalty area and crossed perfectly for Admir Mehmedi - 4-4! Nothing else happened in the final minutes, but after this dramatic game, fans and players were left gathering their thoughts.

Admir Mehmedi has the final word again

The next cracker follows just four days later: Bayer 04 host fifteenth-placed VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. The first half is goalless, but by no means boring. After the break, things went from strength to strength: Stuttgart scored in the 50th and 54th minutes and suddenly led 2-0. Karim Bellarabi, who had just come on as a substitute, reduced the deficit on 57 minutes, but the Swabians immediately restored the two-goal on the hour mark at 3-1. Stuttgart then missed several chances to go ahead - and Bayer 04 sensed their chance.

 

Bayer 04 gegen Stuttgart am 24. Oktober 2015

All-out attacks followed: Sebastian Boenisch and Chicharito scored again on 70 and 71 minutes to make it 3-3. The BayArena went wild and Bayer 04 did not let up. Attack after attack rolled towards the visitors' goal. The final goal came in the 89th minute: Just like four days earlier, it was Admir Mehmedi who scored the fourth goal for the Werkself - this time it was the winner.

15 goals in two home games - Bayer 04 fans experience two games within a few days that are still remembered today.

 

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