Those candle makers want to light napkin fires

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No, Mentor Latifi does not have to struggle with fear when he plays with FC Rotkreuz against the great Servette in front of about 2,500 spectators today. After all, the central defender kicked once for three times as many people in the German regional league. “That was with Hesse Kassel. Against Nuremberg. An unforgettable experience,” says Latifi. That was almost twelve years ago. He grew up in Kosovo and is now almost 40. And still full of energy.

Today he wants to bully the great Servette with the amateurs of FC Rotkreuz. The team from the 1st division classic reached the quarter-finals of the cup. First they eliminated Chiasso, then Kriens and last fall Schaffhausen. To top it off, a Super League player comes to the sports field on Buonaserstrasse.

In addition to Latifi, fellow defender Lucas Claser also played a major role, conceding just two goals in three games. Claser hails from Brazil and kicked superstar Neymar once in his youth. It is not self-evident that such a person plays in the fourth highest Swiss league.

René von Euw makes it all possible. He has not only been a patron of FC Rotkreuz for many years, but also allows the football players to work in his company, Texwax GmbH. “70% so that they finish work at 2 p.m. and can concentrate on the sport,” says von Euw. One is a supplier, importer and producer of raw materials for the candle manufacturer Balthasar in Hochdorf LU.

Is there an extra week of vacation?

Will Latifi and Claser get a week’s vacation if Servette is eliminated? “Certainly,” says Von Euw. Then the patron climbs up a ladder, poses with his defender duo. The message is clear: Rotkreuz wants to keep aiming high!

Sportingly it has been successful so far. Financially, the game is a tour de force. About 140,000 francs must be covered for the game, 36,000 alone goes to security. A five-figure sum must also be raised for television.

A lot of money for a club from the 1st class classic. “If we’re lucky, we’ll write a red zero, maybe even a small profit,” says von Euw. You have received support from the municipality of Rotkreuz. And you worked well in the club and were able to sell many tables in the VIP tent.

In short: everything is ready for a great football feast in the Swiss Cup.

Source : Blick