The Black and Red eSports players started the first matchday of the evening against VfL Bochum with a 2 vs 2 game as usual. Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik were on the controllers playing against the Bochum duo Laurin-Noah ‘VFLSNAKEZ’ Bartsch and Timo ‘TIMOX’ Siep. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The following 1 vs 1 between Landwehr and Bochum's Justin ‘MILKALOVE’ Springer also ended without a winner (2-2) with the decider coming in the third game. Mario ‘BULJI’ Lovrinovic was up against Siep and this clash also ended all square (1-1). That meant the overall result was a draw.
The match against Borussia Mönchengladbach followed later in the evening resulting in a defeat against the Foals eSports players. The 2 vs 2 involving Landwehr and Kayacik ended in a draw (2-2) with Kayacik then losing 1-0 in the 1 vs 1 encounter with the Mönchengladbach player Jannis ‘BMG_JISTENNSG’ Pütz. The third and final clash of the evening pitched Landwehr against the Foals eSports player Lukas ‘BMG_LXKI’ Lange. The 1 vs 1 game ended with a 1-1 scoreline meaning the #B04eSports players were left empty-handed at the end of the match.
The #B04eSports team are back in action in the VBL Club Championship in two weeks time: Matchday 20 brings the fixture against Eintracht Braunschweig on Tuesday 31 January. It starts at 18.00 CET. The Leverkusen eSports players have no game on matchday 21 as there are an uneven number of teams (15) in the North West section.
Results on matchdays 18 and 19:
Bayer 04 vs VfL Bochum 1848 (1 point)
2 vs 2: 1-1
Landwehr against Springer: 2-2
Lovrinovic against Siep: 2-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Bayer 04 (0 points)
2 vs 2: 2-2
Pütz against Kayacik: 1-0
Lange against Landwehr: 1-1
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