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1.08.2021Bayer 04

Miscellaneous: Top of the Bundesliga for the first time

The 1986/87 season begins with a 4-2 win against Schalke 04 and a draw away to Borussia Dortmund. The second home match brings Fortuna Düsseldorf to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on the back of two lost games. The visitors are sent packing with a resounding 5-0 defeat.

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As the joint league leaders Hamburg SV and Bayer 05 Uerdingen both dropped points, Bayer 04 go top of the Bundesliga due to a better goal difference.

Match stats for Fortuna game:

Bayer 04: Vollborn – A. Reinhardt, Hörster, Zanter, Schreier (Drews 76'), Götz, W. Patzke (Hausmann 78'), Rolff, Hinterberger, Waas, Cha

Goals: 1-0 Hinterberger (17’), 2-0 Cha (43’), 3-0 Götz (58’), 4-0 Schreier (70’), 5-0 Waas (84’)

Derby win in Müngersdorf

The Werkself scored 15 goals in the first four competitive matches of the season following a cup tie and a 6-0 home win against VfL Osnabrück. The team head to the Müngersdorfer Stadium in Cologne and secure a 4-1 win to stay top of the table – a highlight for Bayer 04 fans who now know: We are on equal terms.

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