Beep beep!!
A loud whistle blew, signaling the end of the 90 minutes.
Mostar Rangers won, defeating Sarajevo FC 3-2.
At the 80th minute, Mostar Rangers were out of shape and nearly lost in the final moments.
There was also a significant blunder from goalkeeper Barkic, who fumbled a shot with his buttered hands, and it could be said that they were almost forced to tie by the opponent.
However, the final result was positive, with goals from Suker and Mlinar, as Mostar Rangers won the match, climbed to third place in the league, and moved one step closer to the promotion zone.
Due to the fact that there are very few teams in the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, there is only one relegation spot despite the relegation system.
In other words, teams from the second division of Bosnia and Herzegovina can only be promoted to the first division of Bosnia and Herzegovina if they win the championship, and the winner of the first division will be promoted to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Super League.
For Mostar Rangers, this is the closest they've ever been to promotion as a team that has only been around for four years in its history.
And all of this came from their 'little' center.
After the victory, the players of Mostar Rangers were very happy, but when they looked for the goalkeeper, they couldn't find him.
— "Where did Sook go?"
— Mlinar asked.
Goalkeeper Barkic pointed to the broken goalpost and said, "I ran out after the game, I suppose it was an emergency?"
Mlinar shook his head, stopped looking for Suker, and turned to celebrate with his teammates.
At the same time, at the back of a small hill about 100 meters from the stadium, Suker sat on a rock, clasped his hands, pressed them against his head, and whispered: "All gods bless!"
Immediately, he made another crossing motion over his chest, then slowly opened his eyes.
When Suker opened his eyes, a blurry image appeared before him.
Gradually, the image became clearer.
It was an illusory composition of the human body, where a card was embedded in the position of the forehead, chest, and feet.
The cards for the chest and feet emitted a faint white light, while the forehead card shone with a brilliant diamond glow.
"Board!" —Suker said softly.
The three cards began to unfold in this way.
The first ones were the cards for the feet.
[White Card (Skill Card) – Boca's Dribbling – As a rural teenager in South America, Boca is a talented player who is unanimously favored by the villagers, has excellent dribbling skills, has completed wonderful performances, and, in the absence of confrontation, can play beautiful football like Ronaldinho!]
[White Card (Skill Card) – Lesten's Shooting Skills – The ability to make a final decision comes from shooting. Lesten has excellent shooting ability, especially good at grabbing points and volleying goals, his shooting angle is very tricky, but he lacks power!]
Both cards are the lowest level of white cards and are used in the foot slots.
The skill is not particularly outstanding until the brilliant diamond card appears.
[Diamond Card (Special Card) – Inzaghi's Awareness – The most troublesome goalkeeper in Italian football, his elusive running position is a headache for the back line of the giants, this is an innate talent, a man who is active on the offside line!]
These three cards make up all of Suker's current abilities, which also serve as the key to giving him the confidence needed to play professional football.
Of course, right now, the best card to use is [Inzaghi's Awareness].
This is his most powerful weapon at the moment and the key to becoming the top scorer in the second division of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"Property panel!" —Suker whispered again.
The image became blurry once more, and this time, a property panel appeared.
[Name: Suker]
[Height: 149 cm]
[Weight: 47.5 kg]
[Speed: 71]
[Flexibility: 80]
[Strength: 59]
[Explosive Power: 77]
Suker's athletic talent is already very good; since he was a child, he's been climbing trees and digging bird nests, excelling in various sports, which shows in his speed, flexibility, and explosiveness.
Only strength is limited by his height and weight, and he hasn't been able to grow much for a long time, not even reaching a basic level.
Even so, Suker believed in himself.
Despite being a 150-centimeter sprout, only 16 years old, he believes he is developing later than his peers and that, sooner or later, he will grow taller and stronger, becoming a powerful forward.
Of course, for now, due to physical factors, the only path he can take is the way of a ghostly forward like Inzaghi.
After reviewing the two property panels, it was time for the main play.
With Suker's thoughts, the image once again became illusory, and when it condensed once more, a stack of cards appeared, falling together.
The card was thick, with no patterns, lying there silently.
There are five card slots below the card, which means that after each victory in a match, Suker can steal five cards.
As for the quality of the cards, it depends on luck.
There are three main categories of cards.
[Skill Card], [Attribute Card], [Special Card].
Skill Cards are the most common, like the two white cards which are skill cards, but they are limited by their statistical values.
For example, even if Suker was angry and opened a dribbling card like Messi's, he couldn't use it.
He can only use it once his physical attributes meet the standard.
However, Attribute Cards are extremely rare and, for now, will only be awarded once or twice as season-end rewards.
Of course, it could also be that Suker's level of contact is too low to activate many high-level cards.
Anyway, so far, Suker has only obtained two Attribute Cards from season-end rewards, all of which accumulate in speed, so he has good speed.
As for the last Special Card, Suker currently has one.
Inzaghi's Awareness is from the Starter Pack, and it is his only Special Card.
The reason Special Cards are incredible is that they ignore attribute features.
For example, if you give Suker a Special Card for Messi's dribbling, he would immediately turn into a supermaniac.
Give him a Special Card for Ronaldo's rebound, and he will instantly launch into action, making the other party feel what it's like to have Xiaodouding buckle on their head.
However, these cards are too rare and not good enough to trigger a steal, so it will probably take until a higher-level event.
A professional match can draw up to five cards at will, and the quality of the cards is determined by luck and the importance of the event.
Suker can use six cards at a time, corresponding to the six card slots on his body.
Head, torso, and limbs.
For now, Suker has four cards equipped in total, not that he doesn't want to use others, but there aren't any other cards that fit.
Dribbling like Boca's, as well as Lesten's shot, are defective.
For example, Boca's dribbling is not confrontational enough, and once there's pressure to resist, the action immediately distorts.
Lesten's shooting skills are precise but lack power, and they can be easily blocked by some good goalkeepers, requiring Suker to shoot from close range or when the goalkeeper's center of gravity is off.
However, these are white cards, the lowest-level cards, and Suker believes that a higher-level card will give him better skills.
Suker took a deep breath and immediately pulled out the card.
There was a sound of shuffling cards, and the cards on the panel began to rearrange.
After a few seconds, a total of five cards appeared in the corresponding slots below and opened slowly.
Suker looked at the cards, and when he saw a hint of red on the last two cards, he couldn't help but exclaim.
— "Red Card?"
This is definitely a higher level than the white card.
Looking at the two cards at the end, which emitted a faint red glow, Suker's eyes brightened, but he resisted the temptation to look at them and chose to review the white cards first.
After all, the best are saved for last.
Suker looked at the three white cards at once.
[White Card – Mike's Core (Skill Card) – As a fitness expert, Mike suffered a car accident that endangered his life and made him lose both arms, but the tenacious Mike didn't lose because of this; instead, he worked hard and finally developed explosive strength in his waist and abdomen through his own efforts.]
[White Card – Roberts' Dribbling (Skill Card) – A player from a small Brazilian town, Roberts is not a genius in Brazil, but his foot skills are still very good.]
[White Card – Tony's Interception (Skill Card) – Tony, who is known as the 'Gate of Defense' by his teammates, has an incredibly good performance on the defensive side, in addition to his wonderful stealing skills, he also has excellent interception awareness!]
Three white cards, all of good quality.
Mike's boost is physical confrontation skills, and if used, it can allow Suker to get a higher attribute bonus in confrontations.
Roberts' dribbling can replace Boca's dribbling, which can be better used to attack defenses.
As for Tony's interception, Suker believes it's also a good option, and the front striker will take a look at it.
Of course, to avoid confrontation, Suker won't actively make tackles, but it's still fine to roam and wait for an opportunity to intercept.
That being said, it's also a matter of whether you can use it.
After all, Skill Cards are limited by attributes, and once the attributes aren't up to par, they hold little value.
Suker started trying them one by one.
First, Mike's Core, he really couldn't use it!
It still comes down to physical skill, and his body is too weak to support this card.
Reluctantly, he replaced the second one, Roberts' Dribbling, and with a light click, it successfully replaced Boca's dribbling.
Suker's eyes went blank, and it seemed like he couldn't use the same type of card at the same time.
This card can give Suker an advantage in dribbling, so he won't be directly distorted by confrontation.
Finally, Tony's Interception, also accompanied by a light click, was successfully activated.
This card appears in the hand position, and its specific function is unknown, but it's neither white nor not.
After replacing and using the cards, Suker turned his attention to the two red cards.
Moreover, it is the first time a red card of a higher level than a white card has appeared so far.
And there are two at once, which could be called a European explosion.
He couldn't wait to see them, and Suker was pleasantly surprised just by looking at them.
[Red Card – Tolister's Short Pass (Skill) – As a central midfielder for Sarajevo, Tolister is an excellent midfielder, with balanced left and right foot skills, and what's most terrifying is his wonderful short passing ability, always able to break through the opponent's defense and create goals for the team time and time again.]
Tolister, a Bosnia and Herzegovina player currently playing for FC Sarajevo, is undoubtedly the best midfielder in Bosnia and Herzegovina, though not as capable as those in the five major leagues.
But what surprised Suker the most was that he finally saw a player whose name he knew, not someone like Boca, whom he had never heard of.
This also means that in the future, as the event level increases, the quality of the cards drawn will gradually improve and will eventually reach the level of the five major leagues and even world-renowned stars.
The most important thing is that in the future, Inzaghi's suit, Ronaldinho's suit, Inzaghi's suit, and even Messi and Ronaldo's suits will have a chance to collect.
Suker even comes up with a mix.
With Ronaldo on the head, Messi on his own, and Ronaldinho on his own, he becomes the most versatile center forward in football with passing and defense with both hands.
He can pounce and pass, lead and shoot, and can also be used as a battering ram to attack the city if needed, perfectly combining with any tactical system.
Positive Indian center, yes! Also fulcrum center!
There are many opportunities, directly embodying the shooter mode and scoring goals.
If there's no opportunity, he can dribble and attack the defense line, create opportunities, and, no matter how bad he is, retreat to help organize attacks and open offensive channels for teammates.
Suker has already started fantasizing about his future, cheered by thousands of fans in the big clubs of the five major leagues.
Shaking his head, Suker looked back at the other red card.
[Red Card – Status Recovery Card (Skill Card) – Eliminates all negative statuses and consumes cards at once.]
A brief description conveys an explosive message.
God Card!!
Is this a red card?
With this card, you can eliminate all injuries and physical issues, and from then on, the injuries that most scare professional players will stay away from them, starting a vast football career.
This card is definitely the best Suker has drawn so far.
In a brutal league like Bosnia and Herzegovina's, this card is like giving Suker a second professional life.
Both red cards were very useful, and Suker felt very lucky.
Hey, hey, hey, on his way back to the field, Suker couldn't help but laugh.
It had been a very fruitful match, and he was very happy.
"Where have you been?"
Mlinar approached and asked.
Suker immediately stopped smiling and casually found a reason: "Stomach ache."
Mlinar shook his head. "It's time to build a bathroom at the stadium."
It's a meadow, empty, and the nearest bathroom is about a kilometer away, so there's no rush at all.
Most of the time, they just find a random place to squat.
"What are they doing?"
Suker pouted forward.
He saw Olipe and others gathered around the truck, holding something in their hands and pointing.
Mlinar smiled and said, "They're reading the newspaper."
"Newspapers?"
Mostar has its own small-town newspaper, but in larger places, there's no news access, and newspaper sales are very poor, so it's rare for a group of people to gather around a newspaper.
Seeing Suker's confusion, Mlinar said, "There's a genius in town! A real genius!"
Suker approached curiously, making his way through the crowd to look at the newspaper.
The headline page of the newspaper had a large line of letters.
"Croatian talent joins Mostar Zlinski!"
Below was a photo.
It showed a teenager with short yellow hair, delicate cheeks, fair skin, and a sense of weakness.
Those eyes were filled with an elegant color.
Although the boy was immature, he still had a familiar outline.
The others were pointing at the newspaper, but Suker stared at it, looking at the photo.
You can't be wrong! You can't be wrong!
Even though the boy didn't have the long, loose hair from the future and looked immature, Suker couldn't be mistaken.
This boy was the future midfield maestro, Luka. Luka Modric!
End of Chapter