4 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁former ▁club ▁N ür n berg ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁league ▁stand ings . ▁K ieß ling ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁matches . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁in ▁Le verk us en ' s ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁campaign ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁net ting ▁the ▁op ener ▁as ▁his ▁side ▁fell ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁E int racht ▁Frankfurt . ▁K ieß ling ▁scored ▁his ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁Le verk us en ' s ▁Europa ▁League ▁campaign ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁and ▁scoring ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁away ▁to ▁Norwegian ▁side ▁Rosen borg ▁B K . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁K ieß ling ▁scored ▁a ▁bra ce ▁to ▁keep ▁Bayer ▁close ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁heading ▁into ▁the ▁winter ▁break ; ▁the ▁goals ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁at ▁mid - season ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁top ▁sc orer ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁In ▁Power Table ▁Sports ▁Bundes liga ▁XI ▁of ▁the ▁Season , ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁mid - way ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁K ieß ling ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁stri ker ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 ▁formation . ▁ ▁K ieß ling ▁continued