Schalke 04 vs. Bayer Leverkusen | Böhme Sparks Schalke’s Berlin Comeback | DFB-Pokal 2001/02

Before World Cup 2002, Schalke 04’s 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal 2001/02 final, played at the Olympiastadion Berlin on 11 May 2002 in front of 70,000 fans. Leverkusen struck first through Dimitar Berbatov, but Schalke found the spark just before half-time when Jörg Böhme levelled the final with a direct free-kick. After the break, the Royal Blues took control in Berlin: Victor Agali completed the turnaround, Andreas Möller added another, and Ebbe Sand made it 4-1 before Ulf Kirsten pulled one back late on. A dramatic DFB-Pokal final featuring Böhme, Agali, Möller, Sand, Berbatov, Ballack, Zé Roberto, Lúcio and Yıldıray Baştürk — another painful chapter in Leverkusen’s 2001/02 final stretch. Schalke 04 Lineup: Oliver Reck; Tomasz Wałdoch, Tomasz Hajto, Nico Van Kerckhoven; Marco van Hoogdalem, Jiří Němec; Gerald Asamoah, Jörg Böhme, Andreas Möller; Ebbe Sand, Victor Agali. Substitutes used: Niels Oude Kamphuis, Marc Wilmots, Sven Vermant. Manager: Huub Stevens. Bayer Leverkusen Lineup: Hans-Jörg Butt; Lúcio, Carsten Ramelow, Diego Placente, Boris Živković; Michael Ballack, Bernd Schneider, Oliver Neuville, Zé Roberto, Yıldıray Baştürk; Dimitar Berbatov. Substitutes used: Thomas Brdarić, Ulf Kirsten. Manager: Klaus Toppmöller. Goals: Schalke 04: Jörg Böhme 45’, Victor Agali 68’, Andreas Möller 71’, Ebbe Sand 85’ Bayer Leverkusen: Dimitar Berbatov 27’, Ulf Kirsten 89’ #schalke04 #bayerleverkusen #bundesliga