Chapter 4: Heavy schedule

Round 7 of the league then next will be the first match in the Uefa Cup group stage that Twente was in group H with Celta Vigo, Fenerbahce, Palermo, and

Eintracht Frankfurt makes Arnautovíc feel hard to breathe.

13/10/2006

In round 7 of the league, Twente will move to Den Haag's home stadium for a match and Arnautovíc still has a name on the list.

38' minutes in the first half, Den Haag takes the lead 1-0 with the header from Mols.

58' minutes, Vreven fouls Nkufo inside the penalty area and receives a red card to get out of the field, Nkufo scores a penalty kick to equalize 1-1 for Twente.

70' minutes, coach Rutten calls Arnautovíc to go in and replace Wilkshire.

74' minutes, Kennedy makes a long shot to help Twente lead 1-2 first time in the game.

88' minutes, Arnautovíc receives a cross from the wing and easily scores a goal 1-3.

After the game, coach Rutten prepares for the first match in the Uefa Cup group stage, and will start three days later.

19/10/2006

In the first game, Twente will face Fenerbahce at home but in this game, coach Rutten uses all substitutes player to replace cause many main players are not in their best shape.

The first round of the Uefa Cup ends with the only goal in 79' minutes from Arnautovíc to help Twente has the first 3 points at the start.

21/10/2006

Twente returns home to face Excelsior in round 8 of the league and they easily defeat with a score of 5-1.

22' minutes, Touma easy open the score 1-0.

29' minutes, Bakkal helps Twente lead 2-0.

56' minutes into the second half, Engelaar takes the ball inside the penalty area and rewrites the score 3-0.

64' minutes, Nkufo scores a header to help Twente lead 4-0.

70' minutes, coach Rutten calls Arnautovíc to replace Engelaar.

80' minutes, Arnautovíc scores with a long shot outside the penalty area 5-0.

88' minutes, Simr helped Excelsior take back a goal 5-1.

Twente continues to win in the league.

26/10/2006

Round 9 in Liga, Twente makes a draw 2-2 at Feyenoord's home.

30' minutes, Twente opens the score first by Touma 0-1.

47' minutes in the second half of the game, Huysegems help Feyenoord equalize the score 1-1.

70' minutes, Arnautovíc continues to have a chance to play and replace Bakkal.

80' minutes, Arnautovíc scores to help Twente lead again 1-2.

85' minutes, De Guzmán equalized the score 2-2.

The game ends with not many highlights.

29/10/2006

Round 10 in Liga, Twente defeats NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home.

10' minutes, Wielaert opens the score 1-0.

Bakkal scores two goals in 12' and 16' minutes to help Twente lead 3-0 in the first half.

60' minutes, Arnautovíc replaces Bakkal in the field.

75' minutes, Arnautovíc makes a score 4-0.

89' minutes, Nkufo scores another goal to end the game 5-0.

The game ends with not much energy consumption but all players still feel tired so coach Rutten thinks he needs to make some rotation for the next game.

02/11/2006

Four days later, Twente moved to Italy to face Palermo in the Uefa Cup group stage second round.

Twente continues to win Palermo with a score of 1-0 and Arnautovíc scores the only goals of the game in 37' minutes.

05/11/2006

In round 11 of the league, Twente defeats Utrecht with a score of 1-0, and Arnautovíc who has a chance to play in 70' minutes of the second half scored the only goal to help Twente win the game.

12/11/2006

In round 12 of Liga, Twente destroys Groningen with a score of 8-1.

16' minutes, Lovre fouls Nkufo inside the penalty area and receives a yellow card, Nkufo does not miss a chance to open the score with a penalty kick 1-0.

. 22' minutes, Lovre equalizes the score 1-1 to fix his previous mistakes.

Kennedy scores two goals in 47' and 52' minutes in the second half, rewriting the score 3-1.

60' minutes, Arnautovíc replaces Brama.

71' minutes, Nkufo scores his second goal of the game 4-1.

80' minutes, Arnautovíc takes a ball inside the penalty area and shoots to the top corner to score a goal 5-1.

85' minutes, Wilkshire easily defeats the keeper and scores a goal 6-1.

Zijler scores two-goal in 89' and 90' minutes to end the game with the score of 8-1.

After the game, coach Rutten gives our team a day off to restore the energy and there are still weeks before round 13 starts.