Favorites collected points in today’s matches of Day 17 of the Hungarian League.
Titleholder Ferencvaros, playing without a few key players, struggled, but it managed to defeat Szeged (9:8).
OSC and Vasas recorded big wins, Eger defeated Kaposvar. Miskolc came back from a three-goal deficit to defeat PVSK Pecs.
The round was closed by the match BVSC – Szolnok played on Sunday evening. The rivals shared the points – 8:8. BVSC halted Szolnok’s winning streak, which achieved 17 consecutive victories in as many league matches before today’s draw
2020/21 Hungarian League, Day 17
KSI – OSC 5:17 (1:3, 1:6, 1:4, 2:7)
KSI: Szalai 3, Peto 1, Ak. Nagy 1.
OSC Budapest: Csacsovsky 3, Burian 2, Manhercz 2, Dala 2, Szilardi 2, Bundschuh 1, Erdelyi 1, Harai 1, Varnai 1, Salamon 1, Toth 1.
Debrecen-Honved 10:15 (3:3, 1:2, 3:4, 3:6)
Debrecen: Krasnai Bendeguz 4, Oltean 2, Tozser 1, SUveges 1, Zsilak 1.
Honved: Decker 5, A. Manhercz 3, Kevi Bendeguz 3, Ekler 2, Chilko 1, Illes 1, Fejos 1, G.Molnar 1.
Kaposvar-Eger 10:15 (2:6, 3:3, 1:2, 4:4)
Kaposvar: Juhasz-Szelei 3, Mijic 3, Horvath 2, A. Toth 1, Kakstedter 1.
Eger: Baksa 4, Torok 3, Szalai 2, Murisic 2, Telegdy 1, Kovacs 1, Radli 1, Szoke 1.
Szeged-Ferencvaros 8:9 (1:0, 1:3, 3:4, 3:2)
Szeged: Boros 3, Kurti 2, Cs. Kiss 1, Santa 1, Gy.Toth 1.
Ferencvaros: Fekete 3, Vigvari 2, Sedlmayer 1, Pohl 1, Mezei 1, B. Szabo II 1.
Miskolc-PVSK Pecs 12:9 (3:3, 1:4, 6:0, 2:2)
Miskolc: Fried 4, Magyar 3, Vismeg 3, Hornyak 1, Seman 1.
PVSK: Kolozsi 2, Csorba 2, Solyom 2, Rakonjac 2, Zernivary 1.
Szentes – UVSE 9:7 (2:0, 2:2, 4:2, 1:3)
Szentes: Takacs 2, Hegedus 2, Garancsy 1, Somogyi 1, Fulop 1, Voros 1, Pellei 1.
UVSE: Belenyesi 3, Korenyi 1, Aranyi 1, Vamosi 1, Lehoczky 1.
Vasas – Tatabanya 23:6 (5:1, 6:2, 7:1, 5:2)
Vasas: Bobis 6, Selley Rauscher 4, Batori 3, Vadovic2, Szatmari 2, Sipos 2, Bedo 1, Korbacs 1, Randjelovic 1.
Tatabanya: B. Szabo 2, Szoke 1, Vad 1, Polovic 1, Tanczer 1.
Played on Sunday, January 24
BVSC – Szolnok 8:8 (2:3, 3:3, 1:1, 2:1)
BVSC: Csapo 2, Pasztor 2, Meszaros 1, M.Nagy 1, Cs. Meszaros 1, M. Meszaros 1.
Szolnok: Pijetlovic 2, Drasovic 2, Scholmocz 1, Konarik 1, Filipovic 1, Teleki 1.
Ferencvaros arrived in Szeged with a rejuvenated team. Several key players missed today’s match – Denes Varga, Marton Vamos, Ioannis Fountoulis, Nikola Jaksic, Nicolas Constantin Bicari, Szilard Jansik. A few days ago, Ferencvaros issued a statement and said that five players had tested positive for coronavirus. Szeged led 2:0 early in the second quarter. Ferencvaros got on the scoreboard in the 11th minute. However, the reigning champion managed to turn around the deficit to a 3:2 lead before the middle break. Vigvari opened the second half with a goal for 4:2, and from that point on, Ferencvaros controlled the match. The hosts managed to cut the deficit a few times (3:4, 4:5, 6:7), but the visitors didn’t let them equalize. In the 29th minute, Ferencvaros earned a 3-goal lead (9:6), and Szeged scored two consolation goals in the remaining time.
Second-placed OSC Budapest stormed past KSI 17:5, while Vasas showed no mercy to Tatabanya.
Honved broke Debrecen in the last ten minutes of the match. Two and a half minutes before the last break, the score was 7:7. Then, Honved scored three goals in a span of 2:44 minutes to earn a 10:7 lead and Debrecen couldn’t come back.
Eger left Kaposvar with three points in the pocket. After the first period, Eger had a 4-goal advantage (6:2). Kaposvar was climbing back from time to time during the following three quarters, but Eger dominated. The visitors even had a 7-goal advantage in the middle of the final quarter (14:7). At the end, they celebrated a 15:10 victory.
Miskolc defeated PVSK after a stunning comeback. PVSK had a 3-goal advantage at halftime (7:4). Miskolc scored six unanswered goals in the third period and added one more early in the fourth to build an 11:7 lead. PVSK netted two goals in two consecutive possessions in the 26th minute for 9:11, but Miskolc managed to keep the win.
Szentes beat UVSE thanks to an excellent opening of the game. The hosts rushed to a 3:0 lead, and after that, the difference was never smaller than two goals.
Great battle with no winner
BVSC proved that it could make problems to the favorites and that they deserved the place among the circle of the best five-six teams.
Szolnok, which played without Gergo Kovacs, was leading for most of the time. Midway through the second period, Szolnok jumped to a 6:3 lead, and it seemed that they would continue their winning streak. But, BVSC was able to come back. Matyas Pasztor equalized from a penalty – 6:6 with 03:08 minutes to play in the third period. By the end of the third period, Radomir Drasovic put Szolnok in front (7:6). Matyas Meszaros opened the fourth quarter with a goal for 7:7. Akos Konarik found the net two and a half minutes before the end, and Szolnok was a step closer to the victory – 8:7. But, immediately after, Miklos Csapo equalized from an extra – 8:8. Both teams had chances to score in the last minute, but the great battle ended with no winner.
1 Szolnok 18 – 52
2 OSC 17– 46
3 Ferencvaros 17 – 45
4 BVSC 17 – 35
5 Vasas 17 – 34
6 Honved 17 – 31
7 Eger 17 – 29
8 UVSE 17 – 26
9 Miskolc 17 – 21
10 Szentes 17 – 20
11 Kaposvar 17 – 18
12 PVSK 17 – 16
13 Szeged 17 – 14
14 Debrecen 18 – 7
15 KSI 17 – 3
16 Tatabanya 17 – 3
(UPDATED, January 24, 21:30 CET)
