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Chapter 21 - Wait a Minute!

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup is an open cup competition.

It was initiated by the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is directly responsible for organizing a tournament in which all leagues participate, and in theory, it supports the tournament.

Mostar Rangers, being a second-division team, naturally met the requirements to enter the competition.

In the first round of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, which has a special format and no restrictions, they faced Mostar Zlinski, a team from the Superliga.

Mostar Zlinski is also a major team in Bosnia and Herzegovina, not only with a football team but also with basketball and handball teams.

However, the football club is certainly the one that has attracted the most attention.

Yet, compared to the glory of the 1950s, Mostar Zlinski went through a certain shock during the disintegration and the turbulent years of former Yugoslavia, and has been overshadowed by Sarajevo's club since the creation of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

So far, the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina has entered its sixth edition, and its best result is second place, having never won a single title in the league.

In the 2001/2002 season, they welcomed Dutch coach Fania Brown. Vansteak Yak instilled a new tactical concept into the team.

Fania Vansteak is a Dutch coach who plays an all-out attack and defense style.

In order to implement his tactical philosophy, he made a series of tactical changes and team selections at Mostar Zlinski, deciding to rebuild the team with a championship-impacting core of Croatian talent, Modric.

But the ideal was far from reality.

Vansteak's tactical philosophy didn't work smoothly at Mostar Zlinski.

From the beginning, they kept running into one wall after another, and even the previous season, they set a historical low in the rankings, finishing the season in 5th place.

It could be said that it was the worst season in Mostar Zlinski's history.

This result also left many fans unhappy, but the club still adhered to Vansteak's training philosophy, believing that it was just one season, and the coach needed enough time.

Mostar Zlinski's hierarchy is clearly patient, which gives Vansteak a cushion.

But still, Vansteak felt that it was painful.

On the day of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup match.

At Mostar Zlinski's stadium, Zhilinsky Stadium.

Compared to the ranch's stadium, the atmosphere here is much better, with even fans in the stands, and the stadium situation is incomparable to the grass-filled with bumps and almost worn out by cows on the ranch.

Of course, the quality of the grass here is just as poor, but in comparison to teams from the top five leagues, at least in the eyes of Suker and others, not everything here is much better.

"This is the first round of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup between Mostar Zlinski and Mostar Rangers, and this match also marks the beginning of a new season, the last season."

The voice of the announcer can be heard from the loudspeakers in the dome, and the surrounding fans are cheering loudly, with even voices singing floating through the air.

These well-trained fans contrast with the varied fans of Mostar Rangers, and at least in Suker's opinion, their fans are looking at each other with wide eyes and confused looks.

The fans are like this, and the players are a little uncomfortable.

Under the noisy scene and the violent cheers, these Mostar Rangers players, who had never seen such a large scene, were obviously a bit demoralized and even a little scared of the battle.

Several of them nervously wore their socks inside out and were sweating profusely.

Not far away, the camera focused on them, sending the players of Mostar Rangers with stiff and uncomfortable smiles, their hands not knowing where to put them.

"That's stupid!"

Suker shook his head, the psychological resistance of these boys is too weak, what kind of Superliga is this.

In contrast, the bald goalkeeper Barkic performed much better.

He calmly put on his goalkeeper uniform, put on his gloves, and clenched his fists tightly.

"Suker, kick two shots, I'll find a way!"

Upon hearing this, Suker immediately stood up, and the two walked towards the field.

Suker took two consecutive shots, which were just warm-ups, so they didn't have enough power and weren't very inclined.

Barkic easily made the saves.

Throwing the ball back, Barkic again clenched his gloves and said, "Kick a little harder, I'll make it hurt!"

Upon hearing this, Suker immediately adjusted his posture and added some force, kicking the ball to the left.

Barkic took a step back to the left, jumped with his feet, and made a standard lateral save to take the ball out of the air.

"Beautiful!"

Suker couldn't help but shout.

Since defeating Leotar last time, Barkic has been in excellent form, making fewer jumps and regularly making great saves.

Barkic was also very pleased with his save.

And this scene also gave the players of Mostar Rangers some confidence.

At that moment, the players of Mostar Zlinski started warming up.

Wow!!!!!

There were cheers from the scene as the players of Mostar Zlinski stood in a line and did warm-up exercises in an orderly manner.

The clean clothes, strong bodies, and confident expressions undoubtedly gave people a sense of toughness.

Even if these were just substitutes.

Indeed, Mostar Zlinski doesn't want to waste their energy in such a game.

The main players want more rest and are playing a full bench game for that.

But even with all substitutes on the field, it would still be a tough battle for Mostar Rangers.

On the Mostar Zlinski bench, Suker saw the figure of Modric, who also looked at Suker and gave him a slight nod, which was considered a greeting.

Next to Modric sat a tall guy with curly brown hair, a high nose, and a muscular man about 190 cm tall.

This guy is the center forward of the Mostar Zlinski youth team, the top scorer of the team, Kosopetki.

The 18-man squad of Mostar Zlinski consisted of only a few main players, with the rest on the bench.

Clearly, Mostar Zlinski believes that even with a full bench, they can win the game.

This is also the confidence of Superliga teams. After all, there is a large gap between Superliga teams and the First Division, let alone between second-division teams.

Of course, Mostar Rangers have ascended to the first division thanks to the reform of the competition system, but the strength is still that of a second-division team.

They don't believe they'll lose.

Starting lineups for both sides:

Mostar Zlinski (4-3-3): Goalkeeper: Pakovic.

Defenders: Stellck, Molić, Pokachi, Rovisec.

Midfielders: Banjafaci, Periaci, Barton.

Forwards: Boame, Basterov, Ben Meiss.

Mostar Rangers (4-5-1): Goalkeeper: Bakech.

Defenders: Kotic, Rotensmarch, Kobarro, Lawson.

Midfielders: Witolic, Baste, Mlinard, Kostoreć, Maslocic.

Forward: Suker.

"Mostar Zlinski came off the bench, and obviously, Coach Vansteak didn't think this was a game to watch."

"Mostar Rangers is the first time we've seen them, a team that is very aggressive in attack. A team with the legendary Croatian striker Davor Suker, the homonymous forward Suker, is the top scorer of their team, Suker is only 16 years old this year, and this center forward is 150 cm tall."

The announcer's words were filled with interrogative phrases, and it was clear that this height issue was bothering him.

And this phrase was also transmitted throughout the stadium, and many fans in the stadium also looked at little Suker, surprised by the height of this small player. After all, in the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, Modric's figure is already slim, let alone Suker's mini height.

"Bastard! He's 155 cm, he's grown!"

Suker clenched his fists in anger towards the commentary box.

However, his voice obviously couldn't transmit that far, so he could only turn his head with a squeak.

At the same time, the starters of Mostar Zlinski on the sideline also looked at Suker with curiosity.

Clearly, this center's height gave them quite a shock.

Off the field, Vansteak in the coach's box also looked at Suker with surprise, clearly remembering the casual encounter at the bar, the teenager who had recommended himself to him.

It was funny at the time, but he had forgotten about it, and Vansteak clearly didn't think Suker had the potential to play in the Superliga.

But looking at such an alternative type, his eyes were inevitably drawn to him, and he was curious to see how Suker would perform in the game.

Soon, after both teams' captains made their guesses about the advantage, both teams took their respective halves.

Mostar Zlinski kicked off first.

Ogrip was shouting outside the field, constantly emphasizing the importance of strong defense.

Even before the match started, Olipe had already received news that Mostar Zlinski would be on the bench, and he arranged his tactics accordingly.

Even with limited data, the characteristics of the opponent's players on the bench were analyzed.

It can be said that during this preparation period, Olipe was very dedicated and hardworking, and his efforts had also made Mostar Rangers understand the opponent very well.

For Mostar Zlinski, however, they are strangers to Mostar Rangers.

This can be seen in the distracted eyes of the other side, they haven't even looked at Suker and the others at all.

And this kind of gaze also made Suker and the others feel very uncomfortable.

"I'm going to show them something amazing later!"

Suker cursed silently.

The referee stepped away from the center of the field, and the forwards of Mostar Zlinski immediately kicked off.

The game began in earnest.

After kicking off, Suker immediately started running and headed toward the ball.

Seeing Suker running forward, the players of Mostar Zlinski weren't nervous. After all, it was just one player and couldn't affect their passing much.

The ball continued, and Suker ran and pressed.

The others retreated to the midfield and waited for their opponents to press.

Soon, Mostar Zlinisky started attacking down the flanks.

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