Several re-scheduled matches have been played in Hungary this weekend. Still, the first game of the 14th round was in the spotlight. Ferencvaros hosted Szolnok this evening.
After a hard battle, Szolnok recorded a 15:14 win and remains lonely atop the table with a perfect record – 14 matches/14 wins.
Ferencvaros suffered the first loss in the Hungarian League after 20 months. The European champions weren’t defeated since March 20, 2019, and the match against OSC (7:9). Besides, this was Ferencvaros’ second loss in 2020. In February, OSC defeated Szolnok in the Champions League (11:8).
2020/21 Hungarian League
Day 5
Szeged – Kaposvar 8:9 (1:2, 3:3, 2:3, 2:1)
Szeged: Santa 3, Boros 2, Kurti 2, Palotas 1.
Kaposvar: Vindisch 2, Juhasz-Szelei 2, O.Kovacs 2, Horvath 1, Mijic 1, Langiewicz 1.
OSC-Miskolc 16:6 (6:2, 2:1, 3:0, 5:3)
OSC: Burian 4, K. Manhercz 3, Erdelyi 3, Varnai 3, M. Toth 3, Sziladi 3, D. Dala 1
Miskolc: M. Magyar 3, Seman 2, Hornyak 1
Day 6
Honved – Vasas 7:6 (2:2, 1:0, 1:2, 3:2)
Honved: Ekler 2, B. Kiss 1, Kevi 1, Hosnyanszky 1, R. Simon 1, Fejos 1
Vasas: Batori 2, Randjelovic 2, Szatmari 1, Vadovics 1.
Day 14
Ferencvaros – Szolnok 14:15 (2:4,4:3, 5:4, 3:4)
Ferencvaros: Fountoulis 3, Varga 3, Sedlmayer 2, Jaksic 2, Vigvari 2, Constantin-Bicari 2.
Szolnok: A. Nagy 5, Filipovic 4, Szeghalmi 2, Jansik 2, Angyal 1, Ger.Kovacs 1.
The big derby was a game with a lot of twists and turns. Tension raised minute after minute. Szolnok got off to an excellent start and had a 4:2 lead after the first quarter. But, Ferencvaros equalized early in the second quarter (4:4). However, the visitors responded with three consecutive goals and jumped to 7:4 in the 13th minute. After that, Ferencvaros’ big comeback started. Denes Varga scored for 5:7, while Sedmlayer found the net in the last second of the first half (6:7). The hosts added three goals in the first two minutes of the third quarter. Ferencvaros scored five unanswered goals in a span of 4:14 minutes and turned around a 4:7 deficit to a 9:7 lead. But, Szolnok equalized shortly after (9:9). Before the final quarter, the sides were tied at 11:11.
The final eight minutes were the culmination of big drama. Zsombor Levante Szeghalmi put Szolnok in front (12:11) in the 26th minute, but Ferencvaros retook the lead and had a 13:12 and 14:13 advantage. Adam Nagy converted a 6 on 5 to leveled the score (14:14) with 02:38 minutes remaining on the clock. After that, Ferencvaros lost the ball on Szolnok’s half of the field, and they paid for that mistake. Zsombor Szeghalmi scored after a counter-attack for 15:14 with 02:15 to go. The defenses dominated in the last two minutes. Ferencvaros had a chance to earn a point. Just 25 seconds before the final buzzer, the hosts earned a man-up attack. Gergo Kovacs was excluded. Szolnok coach Zivko Gocic protested angrily after that referees’ decision, and he was red-carded. But, Ferencvaros didn’t even shot in their last attack. Szolnok’s Radomir Drasovic reacted excellently. He blocked Ferencvaros’ pass, stole the ball 15 seconds before the final buzzer and ended the thriller.
Adam Nagy (5 goals) and Filip Filipovic (4) led Szolnok. On the other side, Denes Varga and Ioannis Fountoulis scored three goals each.
The other matches of the 14th round are scheduled for December 5.
Vasas was a favorite against Honved in the match of Day 6, considering facts that almost all of the players who caught coronavirus returned to the team (including goalkeeper Branislav Mitrovic and Drasko Brguljan). But, Honved controlled the match for most of the time. At halftime, Honved led 3:2. Early in the third quarter, Balint Kiss doubled the hosts’ advantage. But, Vasas came back with three goals in a row. The visitors equalized a second before the last break (4:4), and went ahead in the 2nd minute of the fourth quarter (5:4). Then came a new 3:0 series, but by Honved. The home team regained a 2-goal advantage (7:5) – Bendeguz Kevi converted a man-up with 37 seconds remaining. Vasas centre-back Sava Randjelovic scored an consolation goal 10 seconds before the final buzzer.
Kaposvar visited Szeged and returned home with three points. Kaposvar led 8:6 before the final quarter. The visitors earned a 3-goal lead (9:6) and that proved enough for the win since Szeged wasn’t able to equalize.
OSC defeated Miskolc easily (16:6) in the last game of the fifth round.
1 Szolnok 14 – 42
2 Ferencvaros 14 –39
3 OSC 13 – 34
4 BVSC 12 – 25
5 Vasas 12 – 22
6 Eger 13 – 20
7 UVSE 13 – 20
8 Honved 12 – 19
9 Miskolc 13 – 16
10 PVSK 13 – 15
11 Kaposvar 12 – 15
13 Szeged 11 – 7
14 Debrecen 12 – 4
15 KSI 13 – 3
16 Tatabanya 11 – 0
