The meeting with the VfL Bochum eSports team started at 15.30 CET with a 2 vs 2 match – with Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and Mario ‘BULJI’ Lovrinovic involved in a really exciting encounter: Playing against Justin ‘MILKALOVE’ Springer and Timo ‘TIMOX’ Siep, the Leverkusen duo initially held onto a 1-0 lead. But there was a thrilling finish: First, Bochum equalised (79') and then the Black and Reds restored their lead (85'). The VfL eSports players then levelled on 89 minutes and the hard-fought game ended all square at 2-2.
In the following 1 vs 1 between Landwehr and Siep, the Leverkusen player clocked up an emphatic 6-1 win. Bochum's Springer then secured a narrow 3-2 win in the third game against Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik. That meant matchday three ended in a draw.
Matchday four against Borussia Mönchengladbach followed at 17.00 CET. Landwehr and Kayacik produced a convincing 4-1 win in the 2 vs 2 game against Jannis ‘BMG_JISTENNSQ’ Pütz and Yannick ‘BMG_JEFFRYY_95’ Reiners. The Black and Reds came out on top in the second game – with Landwehr involved in a high-scoring encounter against Mönchengladbach's Lukas ‘BMG_LXKI’ Lange. The Leverkusen eSports player won the game 4-3 to seal an overall win against the Foals. The four points on the second double matchday puts the #B04eSports team fourth in the table.
Matchday five in the VBL CC is tomorrow Tuesday 22 November. The first game is against VBL returnees Eintracht Braunschweig at 18.00 CET. As the men’s first team were promoted back to the second division for the 2022/23 season, the eSports players were able to make their return to the VBL CC. The Lions have played three matchdays to date picking up two wins and a draw.
Results on matchdays three and four:
VfL Bochum vs Bayer 04 (1 point)
2 vs 2: 2:2
Siep against Landwehr: 1-6
Springer against Kayacik: 3-2
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (3 points)
2 vs 2: 4-1
Landwehr against Lange: 4-3
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