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Yet through their travels between Toâ€" ronto, Hamilton and Kitchener, Vuljanic was amazed with the support and the following his team had receiving from the Canadian Croatian community. Through an interpreter, the team capâ€" tain felt that his team was getting the public attention they sought by coming to Canada. Every night at 8 p.m., many Croatian/Canadians tune in to the Short Bozidar Vuljanic, the team captain, like many on the team serves in the Croatian army. The tour to Canada is a twoâ€"week vacation as well as a goodwill venture. All the players, with the exception of a few, made the trip. Some couldn‘t get leave while another couldn‘t get time off work. The team also sufferedd a loss when one of its players was killed when fighting first broke out earlier this year. These 16 and 18 year olds were no longer boys. War has turned them into fighting men. Men who shed their army uniforms for a couple of weeks to wear the soccer uniforms of Club Karlovac. PAGE 32 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1992 Croatian soccer team amazed by Canadians It was difficult to tell if the strain was from their hectic tour schedule, or if their offâ€"field thoughts were concentrating on family and loved ones back in the city of Karlovac, Croatia. Pete Cudhea Chronicle Staff Peace. Absent in many parts of our world today, a temporary condition at best in others. The faces of the young Croatian soccer players showed signs of strain and ex: haustion during a stopover in Kitchener in an exhibition match against Hrvat, a first division team in the Kitchener and District Soccer League. MANY MANY MORE UNADVERTISED SPECIALS! g 6.8.1.â€"FREE!| i MV ~OQoars s f m © i InC. 23 VICTORIA RD. N. _ 9.9 DAILY, 9.6 SAT. Free 651â€"1033 Kâ€"W, CAMBRIDGE â€" nmmgan mbbe‘s mak Anse o uc * G.S.T. PAID BY FORUM | *MINIMUM TOTAL PURCHASE $300 ‘ON APPROVED CREDIT These young men, who play the internaâ€" tional sport from a country which is constantly the source of international news, have come to realize that when it comes to peace, they can‘t wait for total agreement, they‘re going to have to settle for coâ€"existence with the Serbians and Muslims if they‘re to survive. ‘"The Canadian teams are strong and tough and I‘m surprised with their techniâ€" cal game, but they‘re not better ball handlers than we are. That‘s, where I think, we are better," he said. And because of the fighting, the team hadn‘t had much of a chance to prepare for this tour, which wraps up on August 23 with a tournament in Milton the day before the team departs for Zagreb. Despite their lack of practice, they showed a lot of character in a 1â€"0 loss to Toronto Croatia, rebounded to defeat Hamilton 6â€"2 on Friday and tied Hrvat on Sunday. ‘‘They know what‘s really going on," Vuljanic said. "They know." "I‘m very proud to meet these Croatian/ Canadians who sent money and support back home. We know we have the support from them." The support they received on a rainy Sunday saw over 300 fans pay $10 a ticket to watch Hrvat and Club Karlovac play to a 3â€"3 tie. Many fans know of Karlovac, a city of over 80,000 about four kilometres from the front lines. When the war first broke out, Karlovac was under artillery and mortar siege for 50 days. Today, people are clearing the rubble and slowly rebuilding. Married, with two children, Vuljanic thinks of his wife, but realizes that for now, Karlovac is no longer a target of the Serbians. Wave band on their radio to hear all of the news from back home. LOOK WHAT YOU CAN BUY! 9â€"9 DAILY, 9â€"6 SAT. W Free 651â€"1033 Kâ€"W, CAl CLOSED SUNDAY ~ _ 824â€"6500 GUELPH mmmmnm:vmmufiuuphnmmmfonm exhibition soccer game against Hrvat of the Kitchener and Distribt Soccer Pete Cudhea photo