Graiciar was a couch potato for a while, Koller liked to break a sweat. Appeal to legends: movement matters

“I hadn’t done anything for three or four days, so I was happy to move again. Starting in the new year, I will return to some kind of regime,” Koller smiled after a 4:4 draw in the veterans’ match.

The lanky attacker spent Christmas in a cottage in Smetana Lhota. “I rested well – he added satisfied – he gave energy to the field, scoring two shots under the wing, first passing with his head, then in the second half very punctual with his right foot”.

Even though he felt tired after the final whistle, he definitely wasn’t waiting for time off. “I’ll spend New Year’s Eve playing sports, we have a group and go padel. Then we’ll play more games, drink, so it’s a sports-cultural day,” Koller, who hasn’t made any resolutions for many years, was looking forward to it. “They often take theirs at the end of January. Maybe I want to learn English, but I always stop. My lifelong goal is to play sports, keep fit and be healthy,” said the man, who currently play in the II. class for Smetana Lhota.

On the other hand, former Sparta and Slavia player Peter Graiciar kicks for Slivenec in class 1.A Prague. In the New Year’s derby of the internationals he wore the red and white jersey, scored two goals, but after a big upset by Letenský he came away with a 6: 7 defeat.

“Sparta had a full squad, but we were able to keep up with them which is a big boost for us,” he assessed the 2×25-minute match. He was relatively satisfied with his performance. but due to the fact that I didn’t work out and there were holidays where I watched TV and became a couch potato, so pretty good,” smiled the native of Zvolen, Slovakia.

The transport and physical preparation from Slivenc suited him, he also helps with the training of the children at the club. In addition, both teams were led by a full grandstand, dozens of fans even stood behind the fence.

“I would like to thank everyone, the atmosphere was great, they laughed, thanked, applauded. Also, excellent new artificial turf, the conditions here in Slavia are world-class. Still spring weather, I also only took shorts. So I only regret the result , but this is sport, it’s not about anything today,” he enumerated with satisfaction.

According to Graiciar movement is an indispensable part of life, he says it makes everything easier. “But the most important thing is health, even if it may seem like a cliché. If a person meets only good things and friendly people, everything is better,” he says as a wish for 2023.