Chapter 5: Just a small player
After many games come to the field and help the team get points and the ticket goes to the Uefa Cup group stage but home fans still think that he is just a young player who has the good luck to have time to play.
Arnautovíc is just silent and thinks that one day he will move to another team and if he meets Twente again, he will let them know the pain so now he just continues to work hard.
19/11/2006
In round 13 in Liga, giant team Ajax plays against Twente at home but Twente won with a score of 1-2 making everyone surprised.
In 8' minutes, Engelaar opens the score 0-1 for Twente to lead the game.
48' minutes in the second half, Sneijder makes a long shot to equalize 1-1 for Ajax.
65' minutes, coach Rutten continues to give Arnautovíc a chance to play.
80' minutes, Arnautovíc quickly rushes into the penalty area to receive a cross from teammates and makes a header to the far corner, changing the score 1-2.
The game ends with a victory for Twente and the team quickly moves back to prepare for the third round of the Uefa Cup group stage four days later.
23/11/2006
In the third round of Group H, Twente plays against Celta Vigo at home, and in this game, coach Rutten continues to let Arnautovíc start.
9' minutes, Canobbio helps Celta Vigo takes the lead 0-1.
37' minutes at the corner kick, Nkufo receives a pass to make a header equalize the score 1-1 for Twente.
86' minutes, Arnautovíc suddenly uses speed to rush into the penalty area and shoot the ball to the top corner to score 1-2.
After the game, the team does not have time to rest, and Twente plays against Vitesse at home.
24/11/2006
In round 14 in Liga, Twente still wins Vitesse at home with a score of 3-0.
34' minutes, Kennedy opens the score for Twente 1-0.
60' minutes, coach Rutten calls Arnautovíc to replace Bakkal.
76' minutes, Arnautovíc makes a header to change the score to 2-0.
89' minutes, Nkufo scores another goal to end the game 3-0.
30/11/2006
In the 4 rounds of the Uefa Cup group stage, Twente moves to Germany and plays against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Twente defeats Frankfurt 1-0 in Germany with Arnautovíc's only goal of the game in 85' minutes.
Position Team
1. Twente +3 ( 12 pts)
2. Celta Vigo 0 ( 5 pts)
3. Fenerbahce +1 ( 4 pts)
4. Palermo -3 ( 4 pts)
5. Eintracht Frankfurt -2 ( 2 pts)
Twente was the first in Group H with 4 wins to participate in round 32 team strongest.
02/12/2006
In round 15 in Liga, Twente continues to defeat NAC Breda with a score of 1-0 by Arnautovíc who plays in the second half and scores in 85' minutes.
Because has just finished the Uefa Cup group stage so now Twente just needs to focus on the league and the team has much time to rest.
10/12/2006
In round 16 of the league, Twente plays against Willem II and Twente wins with a score of 4-1.
Nkufo is a man of the match in this game, he scores his hat trick in 31', 42', 67' minutes.
Willem II has the goal to shorten the score 2-1 by Bobson 45' minutes before the end of the first half.
70' minutes, Arnautovíc gets in the field to replace Bakkal.
80' minutes, Arnautovíc scores a header to end the game with the score 4-1.
After the game, coach Rutten let the team has two days to rest.
17/12/2006
In round 17 in Liga, Twente just has to play against a weak team as Heerenveen and Arnautovíc have a chance to start the game.
7' minutes, Nkufo easily opens the score 1-0 to help Twente take the lead.
24' minutes, Afonso Alves equalizes the score 1-1 for Heerenveen.
41' minutes, Touma scores and helps Twente lead 2-1 before the first half ended.
57' minutes, Heubach makes a header to change the score to 3-1.
72' minutes, Nkufo scores his second goal in the game 4-1, and Heerenveen now does not have the strength to fight back.
80' minutes, Kennedy scores a long-shot goal 5-1.
87' minutes, Arnautovíc snatched the ball from the Heerenveen defender and then shoot the ball to the top corner of the goal, rewriting the score 6-1.
After the game, coach Rutten continues to give the team two days' rest.