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Coach Bruno Labbadia oversaw very attractive and successful football at the BayArena construction site. Bayer 04 were also making serene progress in the cup: following victories in Oberhausen and Augsburg, the Werkself were through to the last sixteen. After a long abstinence, they finally had a home game in the competition again, something the black-and-red fans had been waiting for since the 2002 semi-finals. And now, despite the yearned-for home draw, they had to play away in Düsseldorf. Only 16,000 fans made the journey to the LTU Arena on Wednesday, 28 January 2009 for the match against then Bundesliga rivals Energie Cottbus.
A lively Bayer team impressed right from the start with their fast and direct play. The Werkself repeatedly bridged the midfield quickly, driven on by Brazilian midfielder Renato Augusto. Labbadia's charges took a fully-deserved lead after just 12 minutes with a shot from Patrick Helmes. A quarter of an hour later, left-back Michal Kadlec added to his tally when he thumped a Barnetta corner into the net. After Renato Augusto himself completed an irresistible solo run with a shot into the bottom left corner, the Werkself went into the break with a well-deserved 3-0 lead.
Bayer 04 took the pace out of the game in the second half without the outcome ever looking in doubt. It was not until the final minute that the visitors netted a consolation from a direct free-kick. The men from Leverkusen won 3-1 and booked a place in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.
Thomas Hörster was born in Essen on 27 November 1956. As a child, he took part in high diving and judo, but was also passionate about football. After starting out at Blau-Weiß Holsterhausen-Essen, he moved on to ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen. As a U19 player, he trained with the senior side for the first time. And at just under 18 years of age, Thommy – as he is known – made his debut in Bundesliga 2. Over two-and-a-half seasons, he made 71 appearances for Schwarz-Weiß Essen.
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Bernd Dreher was born in Leverkusen on 2 November 1966 and he began playing football at SV Schlebusch at the age of five. At the age of nine, he joined the youth academy at Bayer 04. There, the goalkeeper progressed through all the youth teams and, with the U19s in 1985, he reached the final of the German Championship, that Bayer 04 lost 4-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Robson Ponte was born on 6 November 1976 in São Paulo. He began his football career in Brazil with CA Juventus. He then played for América FC and Guarani FC. In 1999, he joined Bayer 04. Robson initially played for the Werkself until 2001. He then moved to VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year loan. There, he continued to develop and gained valuable experience in the Bundesliga. In 2003, he returned to Leverkusen, where he particularly showcased his dribbling skills and his ability in attacking midfield. In total, he made 79 appearances for Bayer 04 and scored six goals.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 from the month of November. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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On Sunday, 4 November 1951, the first league derby between Bayer 04 and FC Köln took place. The FC Köln stadium in Müngersdorf was absolutely bursting at the seams for this clash. A veritable invasion of Bayer 04 fans from Leverkusen set off for Cologne by tram and bus. From midday onwards, in addition to the scheduled services, six extra tram services ran at the standard fare from Leverkusen Town Hall to the stadium in Cologne. At the same time, buses operated by Grein ran regularly from Wiesdorf market square to Cologne. In the end, over 5,000 Bayer 04 fans waved their black and red flags in the stands at the FC Köln stadium and got behind their team for ninety minutes.
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