South Korean striker Bum-kun Cha made it 1-0 from a corner kick on four minutes. When he added the second twelve minutes later and Christian Schreier made it 3-0 with a direct free-kick after 28 minutes, the Ulrich Haberland Stadium was unrecognisable. The crowd went wild and continued to cheer on the Werkself in the second half.
In the end, the 5-1 victory was the biggest Bundesliga win to date and "the company bosses in the VIP stand were speechless with emotion and enthusiasm. All the great speeches and fine words of recent years did not create this atmosphere. They could not. The team with its great play has created an atmosphere that is unique in Leverkusen." (Kicker from 4 November 1985)
That evening, Bayer 04 produced a seamless display and Werder Bremen coach Otto Rehhagel had the last laugh at the post-match press conference with his statement "Bayer 04 are the absolute title favourites for me". Nobody believed that in the 1980s, that would really be too incredible. But at least the Werkself qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time at the end of the season.
Christoph Daum was born on 24 October 1953 in Zwickau. As a child, he moved to West Germany with his mother and grew up in Duisburg. He developed a great enthusiasm for football at an early age, even though it soon became clear that his future lay less on the pitch than on the sidelines. Even at a young age, his passion for analysing, explaining and improving things became apparent.
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When the Bayer 04 players celebrated Christmas in 1960, they spent the winter in second place in the Oberliga West 2 on 20 points - but already five points behind leaders Schwarz-Weiß Essen. However, coach Erich Garske's team are struggling to get back on track in the new year. A goalless draw against Bonner FV at home at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium was followed by a 2-1 away defeat in Erkenschwick. The following home game also yielded just one point. As a result, the team's promotion ambitions dwindled to a minimum, as the gap to the coveted spot has now grown to a challenging ten points.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of February. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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It is 11 February 2006 and Schalke 04 and the Werkself kick off at 3.30 p.m. in a match that ends up being historic - at least from a Bayer 04 perspective.
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As league leaders, the Werkself welcomed the relegation-threatened team from Rhenania Würselen. On 4 February 1951, 5,000 spectators line the touchlines despite the Sunday carnival parades. And they see a home team that is superior on the pitch. Without Theo Kirchberg, who was ill, and Emil Becks, who was suspended, the hosts attacked the opposing goal from the start. Battling against a strong wind in the first half, Bayer 04 created chance after chance, but were repeatedly thwarted by the Würselen goalkeeper. With the score at 0-0 at half-time, Karl Heinz Spikofski tried his luck on 55 minutes and hammered the ball into the opposition net from 20 metres out. Rhenania can no longer counterattack. The siege of the Würselen penalty area continued right to the end, but the game ended in a narrow 1-0 win.
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