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On December 28, just after Christmas, the town of Mostar was crowded with people.

A few days ago, a heavy snowstorm fell, and the snow piled up on both sides of the street was almost one person high. The whole town was crowded with pedestrians, and the commercial street was extremely lively.

This town with only 110,000 permanent residents is now filled with tourists from all walks of life.

"Add a table outside!"

Bald Bakchi, with a fat belly, grunted and moved tables and chairs.

The whole store was already crowded with people, and many people even started to line up.

Despite the cold weather, these people didn't mind adding tables outside, and Bakchi, as the owner of the store, didn't mind even more.

After all, who would go against money!

Bakchi moved several times with his employees.

At this time, Mlinar walked past the front of the street.

"Captain!"

Bakchi greeted loudly.

Mlinar smiled and waved his hand; "Business is good today!"

"It's so popular recently!" Bakchi grinned.

Mostar is not a tourist season in winter, but Zlinjski Mostar organized an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club.

In this event, three-time Ballon d'Or winner Suker, former World Footballer of the Year Modric, and former Zlinjski Mostar head coach Van Stiak will all attend.

At the same time, the club also called together old teammates from the 2002/2003 season to play an exhibition match.

Once the news came out, the whole of Europe was boiling.

Of course, this is more about the hot attributes of Suker and Modric, so a large number of tourists began to gather in Mostar.

The tourism industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina suddenly became prosperous, even in winter.

In the winter in Eastern Europe, due to the heavy snowfall, it is almost a stage of lying down, but this winter is particularly lively.

There are tourists coming and going on the streets, and even the town can no longer accommodate these tourists. It has to ask for help from the surrounding areas and get a huge passenger flow, which barely stabilizes the situation.

"Most of the old players of Mostar Zlinjski in the 2002/03 season have retired. I didn't expect to see them playing together again!" Mlinar couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

If Mostar Wanderers were not too small and not financially strong, they would have wanted to do one.

This thing really makes money!

With this event and the gimmicks of Suker and Modric, Mostar Zlinjski Club and Mostar Town Hall made a lot of money.

All kinds of vendors made preparations in advance, waiting for a large number of tourists to stay, but this huge enthusiasm and passenger flow still scared them.

Even the town had to ask the state government for help. They couldn't handle this huge wave of traffic!

The state government was also very happy about this, after all, everyone makes money together.

This also led to a hot scene in the entire Herzegovina-Neretva State, with Mostar as the center, after Christmas.

There were also a large number of reporters waiting for Suker and Modric to arrive at Sarajevo Airport.

It can be said that the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in a situation of tourism explosion.

Sarajevo Airport.

The moment Suker's private plane arrived at the airport, the whole ceremony was luxurious.

Two fire trucks sprayed water guns from the left and right sides to form a water gate.

This is the highest standard for welcoming VIPs.

After the plane landed, the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina personally met Suker and Modric, and cordially took the two to participate in a series of activities.

Suker and Modric were both a little confused, making it a little too formal.

The whole activity process took two hours before the two of them were able to get away.

In the business car heading to Mostar, Suker, Modric, Sterk, and Boamer sat together.

The four of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, and there were a lot of things to talk about.

"What's wrong with you? You didn't even get into the European Cup finals?"

Suker asked in the seat behind the co-pilot.

Sterk was helpless; "What can we do? We met Portugal in the play-offs and tied them at home. In the away game, Ronaldo scored a hat trick in the first half, and the entire defense collapsed!" Sterk pointed at Boamé; "And this unpromising guy, he insisted on competing for the Golden Boot last season, and directly injured himself. He didn't win the Golden Boot and wasted half a season!" Modric looked at Boamé; "How is your injury?" "Recovering well!" Boamé said simply, but he was also a little nervous. He had an operation! This kind of injury will have far-reaching consequences if it is not treated well. Now, he can finally return to the court, so he also plans to find his form. "Just talking about the two of us, what about you two?" Sterk asked, and then he looked at Modric again; "Why didn't you enter the Champions League knockout stage!" Modric's face fell.

Suk almost laughed out loud.

Sterk is still the same as before, with a big mouth, not caring about the surrounding environment and the feelings of the other party.

Modric glared; "What do you care!"

Sterk was stunned for a moment.

Modric has indeed changed a lot. If it was before, he would not talk like this. Even if he was upset, he would not say it.

"You have become much more cheerful!" Stark said with emotion.

He still remembered that Modric used to be a sultry boy.

Suker turned his head; "More than cheerful! Have you seen this guy swearing? He is not big, but he has a bad temper. I suspect that this guy only learned how to swear when he went to Manchester United!"

"I am a midfielder, I must talk more and boost morale!"

"Isn't that the job of a defender?"

"That is to find excuses for yourself, but it is better than being dumb before!"

"Fuck you! @#￥%...￥@@#, Suker! W$E # $ # $ # $% # $!"

Sterke grinned. When did Luka swear so much?

Suker looked at Modric with a smile, not caring at all, or he was used to it.

"Laugh at your mother!"

"I don't have a mother!"

Modric was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips and said; "Sorry! I didn't mean it!"

This time it was Suker who was stunned.

Fuck you! Doing this at this time?

Sterke and Boamy on the side laughed out loud.

On the way to Mostar, the four of them were playing and having a lot of fun.

After a few hours, the business car entered the town of Mostar.

Looking at the familiar town sign, Suk and others were a little dazed.

Following the road sign into the town, what came into view was a crowded crowd, which also slowed down the speed of the car.

"So many people!"

Sterk couldn't help but sigh; "It feels more lively than Sarajevo!"

"After all, these two guys came to participate in the event." Boam pointed at Suk and Modric and said.

The car passed through the crowd and finally came to a passage up the mountain.

Climbing along the road, we finally arrived at the entrance of the club.

It was still the club's arch doorplate, but compared to the old and rusty sect at that time, it had been replaced by a brand new sect.

The white handwriting on the blue background read "Mostar Zlinyski Football Club".

The ground was also renovated, and the dilapidated townhouses that were originally dormitories disappeared and turned into two small five-a-side venues.

The four people got off the car and looked at the disappeared dormitory building. Sterk couldn't help but sighed: "I wanted to come and see it, but I didn't expect it to be demolished!"

"I also carved words on the dormitory wall, it seems that there is no chance to see it again!"

Suker and Modric also looked around.

Since they left Mostar Zliniski, they haven't been here for nearly ten years.

Although Suker has been to Mostar several times during this period, he has never been to the club.

In the past ten years, the whole has been renovated.

Those old buildings have disappeared. The facilities of the entire club are not luxurious, but at least clean and tidy.

But unfortunately, they can't find any trace of the past.

Just when everyone was busy searching for things in their memories, Suker suddenly walked towards the corridor leading to the locker room.

"I found it!"

Hearing this, the three of them turned their heads and looked over.

Finally, Suker led the three to a shoe-brushing pool.

"Where Boamei brushes his shoes!"

Hearing this, Modric and Sterk couldn't help grinning.

Boame narrowed his eyes; "Suke! Let's duel! According to the traditional knight's way, only one person can get out alive today!"

"Let me go! I'm going to teach this bastard a lesson. Damn it! This guy wanted me to brush his shoes at that time!"

Suke pouted.

So stingy!

How long has it been!

"I heard the noisy movement, I knew you were here!"

A voice came from behind.

The four turned their heads to look over.

A 190 cm tall man, still strong, but with obvious wrinkles on his face, stood in the corridor with a child about 10 years old.

This man was Kosopech, the former captain of Mostar Zliniski.

"Captain!"

The four laughed and shouted.

Kosopec also walked over with a smile, and said with emotion on his face; "It's been almost ten years! The little kid in the past has now become a top superstar!"

The child next to Kosopec also looked at Suker and Modric timidly, with curiosity in his eyes.

After the five people briefly reminisced about the past, Kosopec led them to the locker room.

"Let's go! Everyone is waiting!"

Soon, the five people walked into the locker room.

The noisy locker room suddenly became quiet, and there were even some exclamations.

The entire locker room was packed with people.

In addition to the 'old man's main force' of the 2002/03 season, there are also the current players of Mostar Zlinjski.

They will become the opponents of the veteran team in this celebration.

And these current Mostar Zlinjski players looked at Suker and Modric with shining eyes.

These two people are only seen on TV and in the legendary portraits of the club.

Now that they are here, they are naturally very excited.

Some people even pushed each other's shoulders and asked their teammates to take the initiative to ask for autographs or take photos.

However, Suker, Modric and others are now reminiscing with the old players.

Haskivic, Mashovic, Haqiqi, Boban, Kamnar, Bilyar, Kish, Kosopeqi.

Except for Kerpic, the main players of the 2002/03 season are basically all here.

"Haqiqi, what's your hairstyle?"

"Kamnar, why are you so fat? Learn from the captain, he manages his body so well!"

"Long time no see! Good partners!"

Suker greeted his teammates one by one.

Before that, these teammates were still a little nervous, after all, they were no longer in the same world as Suker and Modric, and they still felt a little uneasy.

But seeing the natural state of the two, they also calmed down and started chatting enthusiastically.

The veterans chatted, and the newcomers were silent.

Even the current captain Barisic did not dare to say anything, after all, Kosopech was the last boss!

At this moment, the door of the locker room was opened again.

Two people walked in.

They were all familiar people.

Oripe and Van Styak.

Today, Oripe has been promoted to the club management and serves as the technical director, but in this centenary veterans game, he will serve as the head coach of the active team.

As for Van Styak, he will serve as the head coach of the veterans team.

Van Stujak smiled at everyone and said, "Gentlemen, long time no see!"

Kosopec looked at Van Stujak in astonishment: "Boss! Why are you bald?"

Van Stujak was stunned for a moment, and soon his whole face turned black.

Suker, Modric and others held their stomachs and tried their best to hold back their laughter. It was so hard to hold back.

Mostar Zliniski, the press conference for the Centennial Veterans Tournament.

Suker and Modric attended the event and were interviewed.

Suker: "I'm glad to be back in Mostar again. Although I only played here for one season, for me, this is the beginning of my entry into the professional league. I will never forget that Mostar Zlinjski gave me, who is less than 160 cm tall, a chance to play professionally. This will always be my home team!"

Modric: "So many years have passed without me noticing, but I still vaguely dream of that glorious season of 2002/03. We won everything together. I grew up here and I won many honors here. Like Suker, we are both very happy to be back here again and play with our former teammates!"

Suker smiled; "Okay! Next, let's look forward to our veterans' game! See you on December 30th!"

During the two days of preparation, Suker and others were almost drinking and chatting about the past.

And it was head coach Van Styak who led the team.

In the entire team, only Suker, Modric, Boamé and Sterk are still active players. The others have already retired, so there is no self-discipline.

This event is to reminisce about the past, and the game is just an exhibition match.

However, on the day of the veterans' match, they still cheered up.

The home stadium of Mostar Zlinjski has been renovated.

From a home stadium that can only accommodate a few thousand people, it has been upgraded to a home stadium of 20,000 people.

However, this still cannot accommodate enthusiastic tourists.

Nearly 100,000 fans poured into this game.

For this reason, the club removed all the seats overnight and turned them into standing stands, adding some flat floors to accommodate more fans.

In the end, more than 80,000 fans poured into this veterans' match.

This is four times the capacity of this stadium, so the whole stadium seems extremely shocking.

Suker and Modric are already used to this kind of scene.

But for others, this scene is a bit scary.

Especially for the active players of Mostar Zlinjski, usually there are only a few thousand people watching the game, but now there are more than ten times more fans, so they are naturally a little timid.

What's more, there are Suker and Modric on the opposite side.

Van Styak stood in the coaching booth, looking at his teammates around him, and said seriously:

"We will play a defensive counterattack next. First of all, we need to do a good job of defense. After stealing and intercepting, we should immediately go to Luka. If that doesn't work, we should lob the ball to the front court and let Suker chase the ball!"

"Our tactics are very simple, pass the ball to Suker!"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Suker also shrugged, indicating that it was no problem.

The veterans wore the blue home jerseys of Mostar Zlinjski, but the back number was uniformly [100], indicating the 100th anniversary.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I am Basodachi, the commentator of this veterans' game! Now I want to say, Suker! Luka! Long time no see!!"

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

The fans of Mostar Zlinjski burst into violent cheers.

They were almost crying!

It has been nearly ten years since they said goodbye!

They recalled that beautiful summer countless times, the wonderful connection of the 'Mostar Twins'.

And this time, they came back here again.

Veterans (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Kish.

Defenders: Sterk, Mashovic, Hachich, Kerpic.

Midfielders: Boame, Kamnar, Modric, Biljaer.

Forwards: Kosopec, Suker.

"After the game starts, pass the ball to me!"

Suker said to Modric.

Modric nodded; "We have to give the fans some gifts!"

The two were ready.

The moment the whistle sounded, Suker kicked the ball and ran forward immediately.

The ball was passed to Modric's feet, he made a circle, turned around, and immediately kicked the ball.

The ball flew towards Suker's position.

Suker jumped slightly and stopped the ball with his chest, stepped on it, and turned quickly.

Suker looked up at the goal, which was about 30 meters away from the goal. Observing the position of the opponent's goalkeeper, Suker thought it was enough.

He dribbled the ball forward, followed by a run-up, and his feet suddenly pulled.

The ball hit the goal like a cannonball.

Before the opponent's goalkeeper could react, the ball went into the net!

Swish!

A super world wave goal!

The whole stadium was quiet, and the next second there was a violent cheer.

Commentator Basodachi cheered loudly into the microphone.

"The one who scored for us is"

Suker! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

The whole stadium was boiling 1

Tens of thousands of fans shouted in unison.

The cheers surged, just like nine years ago, they shouted Suker's name vigorously.

This brought them a hot summer!

A glorious season!

The boy who was forever engraved in their memory now stood in their stadium again and scored a goal in such a wonderful way.

No one could stay calm at this moment.

Mostar Zliniski, the centenary veterans' game, started smoothly!