The matches in Debrecen and Miskolc were in the spotlight on Day 13 of the Hungarian League. The visiting teams collected points in both games. Szolnok defeated Debrecen 13:11, while titleholder Ferencvaros continued its winning streak with a 15:11 victory over Miskolc.
Two derbies in Group B were postponed – because of the coronavirus! The matches BVSC – OSC, and Honved – Eger were suspended. All the four sides agreed to postpone the matches to another date. OSC and Eger traveled to northern Italy last weekend. OSC beat Pro Recco in the Champions League, while Eger lost to Brescia in the LEN Euro Cup. Both teams were in the regions that have been affected by the coronavirus spread. The players were tested after leaving Italy. The coronavirus tests were negative, but the Hungarian clubs and the federation want to avoid risk.
Hungarian League 2019/20, Day 13
Group A
UVSE – PVSK 14:6 (4:0, 6:2, 2:2, 2:2)
UVSE: Konarik 4, Ve. Vigvari 3, Sziladi 2, Vi. Vigvari 2, Korbacs 1, Korenyi 1, Dala 1.
PVSK: Kolozsi 2, Chilko 1, Zerinvary 1, Turnai 1, Gal 1.
Szeged – Tatabanya 9:6 (3:0, 4:3, 2:1, 1:2)
Szeged:, Cs. Kiss 4, Palotas 3 , Boros 2.
Tatabanya: Garancsy 2, Kalanovics 2, Vad 1, Szentesi 1.
Debrecen – Szolnok 11:13 (2:3, 5:3, 2:3, 2:4)
Debrecen: Fekete 6, Vancsik 2, G. Kovacs 2, Krasznai 1.
Szolnok: Batori 4, Lazic 3, Drasovic 3, Varnai 1, Szeghalmi 1, V. Rasovic 1.
Miskolc – Ferencvaros 11:15 (2:4, 3:6, 2:3, 4:2)
Miskolc: Vadovics 5, A. Nagy 2, Misic 2, Stojanovic 1, Edoardo 1.
Ferencvaros: Varga 3, Zalnaki 2, Jansik 2, Younger 2, Fountoulis 2, Constantin-Bicari 2, Vamos 1, Mezei 1.
After a lot of twists and turns, Szolnok defeated Debrecen harder than it was expected. Szolnok had a 4:2 advantage early in the second quarter, but Debrecen was able to come back, erase the deficit and earn the lead. At halftime, Debrecin led 7:6. The hosts opened the third quarter with two goals for a 9:6 advantage. Szolnok responded with three goals and at last break the score was 9:9. Debrecen took a led twice in the fourth quarter (10:9, 11:10), but Szolnok scored the last three goals in the match and earned the points.
Miskolc had a good start in the clash with Ferencvaros. The hosts had a 2:1 advantage in the middle of the first quarter. But, Ferencvaros took control after that and went 5:2 up in the 10th minute. Midway through this period, Miskolc came near to the rival (4:5), but Ferencvaros made a 5:1 series before the middle break, earned a 10:5 lead which proved crucial for the outcome.
UVSE trashed PVSK Pecs. UVSE built a huge 10:2 lead in the first two quarters. The thrd and the fourth period were balanced and UVSE celebrated a 14:6 victory and climbed to 4th place.
1Ferencvaros 13 – 39
2 Szolnok 13 – 36
3 Miskolc 13 – 25
4 UVSE 13 – 19
5 PVSK 13 – 17
6 Szeged 13 – 9
7 Debrecen 13 – 6
8 Tatabanya 13 – 3
Group B
Kaposvari – Sentes 10:12 (3:4, 2:3, 3:2, 2:3)
Kaposvari: Paunovic 3, O. Kovacs 1, Giga 1, Berta 1, Dobos 1, Mijic 1, Vindsich 1.
Szentes: M. Nagy 3, Basara 2, Chrysopathis 2, Matyok 1, K. Pellei 1, Voros 1, Hegedus 1,F. Pellei 1.
Honved – Eger postponed
BVSC – OSC postponed
Played earlier
Vasas – AVUS 8:10 (1:2, 1:5, 3:1, 3:2)
Vasas: Bencz 2, Bobis 2, Vogel 1, Mikos 1, Takacs 1.
AVUS: Ekler 2, B. Szabo 1, Takacs 1, Marintz 1, B. Szoke 1, S. Szoke 1, Irmes 1, Turnai 1, Jovanovic 1.
1 OSC 12 – 36
2 Eger 12 – 31
3 Honved 12 – 18
4 BVSC 12 – 18
5 Szentes 13 – 16
6 Vasas 13 – 11
7 AVUS 13 – 10
8 Kaposvari 13 – 7
