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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.
Michael Ballack was born on 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, in what was then East Germany. His talent for football became apparent at an early age. After his family moved to Karl-Marx-Stadt – now Chemnitz – he began playing football for BSG Motor ‘Fritz Heckert’ Karl-Marx-Stadt, where he steadily developed his skills. From Year 7 onwards, he attended the Children’s and Youth Sports School and received systematic sporting support, which, in 1988 – due to his growing skill as a player – led to a move to FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. At the age of 16, he had to take a six-month break due to growth problems, but after that, Michael was unstoppable.
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José Elias Moedim Júnior, known as Zé Elias, was born on 25 September 1976 in São Paulo. He received his football training at Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, or Corinthians for short, and was promoted to the first team at the age of just 17. PSV Eindhoven had already taken notice of him by this stage, but the move to Europe was still too early for him. The tenacious defensive midfielder established himself in the first team over the following three years. With Corinthians, Zé Elias won the São Paulo City Championship and the Brazilian Cup in 1995. With his excellent vision, his determination and his assured ball control, he made a significant contribution to his team’s success.
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In their second season in Bundesliga 2 North, the Werkself face Fortuna Köln at their home ground, the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, on matchday 7. Both teams are level on seven points, sitting eighth and ninth in the table.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 from the month of September. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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September gets off to a disastrous start, though not for the Werkself: the German national team, featuring Bayer 04 players Jens Nowotny, Michael Ballack and Oliver Neuville, suffer a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of England in a World Cup qualifier at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. Jens Nowotny, in particular, came in for sharp criticism. With this defeat, Germany’s direct qualification is now hanging in the balance.
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