Osijek youth on the pitch. Osijek pride in the stands.

After last Sunday’s win over Lokomotiva at Maksimir, we’re heading back to our own Opus Arena. On Sunday, 8 November, at 3 p.m., we host Hajduk, and it’s another chance to come together in the stands and back our team from the very first minute.

Our youngsters in white and blue

We’re especially proud to see so many players who grew up in our Academy now playing for the first team. Not long ago we were watching them in U-19 matches, some even in U-17 games, and today they are getting their chances in the first-team shirt. Against Lokomotiva, Kolarik, Kalem, Farkaš, Ljatifi, Posavec and Barić all featured, every one of them a product of our youth system. Alongside them were young internationals Tunjić (Croatia) and Mustafić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), while Sabo, Tomašević and Turić, three 17-year-olds from our football school, were on the bench. Missing through injury were the Ježić brothers, 18-year-old Jona and 16-year-old Izak, as well as U-21 internationals Bukvić and Mikolčić, also graduates of the renowned White and Blues Academy. They are all part of our young squad that is growing and gaining experience together.

Let’s give them a boost!

We’re proud when our young players get their chance in front of their own fans. We know how much coach Bessone’s trust means to them, and the support from the stands gives them extra strength. So let’s stand by them again this Sunday. Bring your family and friends, invite those who haven’t been to the stadium in a while, and let’s fill our Opus Arena. Our boys on the pitch, and us right behind them in the stands, from the first minute to the last.

We are all White and Blues!