Leverkusen - "The scene will probably not follow us both to death," Rudi Voeller said once.
He spoke about the 22 Minute in the World Cup knockout round in 1990, when the Dutchman Frank Rijkaard spat at him from behind the neck.
That's 19 years ago, but if the two today in Wattenscheid in Zayton Cup - Bayer plays by 20 clock (live at Euro Sport) v Galatasaray Istanbul for the title - shake hands, is around it safely back whispering: Do you remember then ... "
For peoples themselves, however, the spitting attack of the past is long forgotten. "This is no longer an issue anymore," says Bayer's sporting director: "We have little time together later for the Mexico aid donated to us to later times photographed together in a bathrobe for Holland butter. Finally, I have taken Frank at the Champions League final, we have a good relationship. "
As nations, however, "still rankles," as he himself says, "is not comprehensible Red Card" which showed him the Argentinian Juan Loustau, "I have made absolutely nothing, but was blocked from the game and also for the quarterfinals. If we were eliminated, would be the World Cup for me was gone and I would still not know why. "Thank God it turned out differently: in the final Voeller took out the decisive penalty against Argentina, Germany, was world champion.
Today it is in the Wattenscheider Lohrheide "only" around Zayton Cup, but Voeller is looking forward "to a super final. There will be many Turkish fans and hopefully the weather will be back, ne point better. "Bayer (4 points) must win in order to be tournament winner, Rijkaard Galatasaray (6) extends in a draw.
