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When we meet up for the final pre-match training session on Saturday, 27 August 1994, Rudi Völler is actually sat in our changing room next to me. He does the training session and travels to the training camp with us.
The next day at the team meeting, coach Dragoslav Stepanovic did not name him in the starting line-up with Rudi starting on the bench. The opponents on that Sunday were Eintracht Frankfurt who had just drawn twice.
If you look at our line-up then it appears to be very attacking:
Rüdiger Vollborn in goal. A back four of Christian Wörns, Jens Melzig, Ioan Lupescu and Markus Happe. In holding midfield Tom Dooley plays just ahead of the playmaker Bernd Schuster. Hans-Peter Lehnhoff is on the right wing and Paulo Sergio on the left and up front are Andreas Thom and Ulf Kirsten.
Bernd Schuster scored one of his three wonder goals in 1994 on 60 minutes. His shot from 50 metres out was waiting to happen – Bernd noticed before the game that Frankfurt keeper Andreas Köpke was standing far out of his goal and that he would try a long-range effort – is voted Goal of the Season in 1994. The second goal comes before half-time from a corner taken by Bernd Schuster. Markus Happe flicked it on from the near post and Ulf Kirsten volleyed the ball into the roof of the net.
Eintracht Frankfurt player Kakhaber Tskhadadze was sent off for a second yellow card offence on 57 minutes and Paolo Sergio sealed the win nine minutes later. The celebrating Bayer 04 fans increased their support further when Rudi Völler comes off the bench on 73 minutes to replace Ulf Kirsten. And the Ulrich Haberland Stadium goes wild on 90 minutes. A cross from Hans-Peter Lehnhoff is turned into the Frankfurt net by Rudi Völler to make it 4-0. The debut for the 1990 World Cup winner was a big success.
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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