The final of the Hungarian League playoffs kicked off with a thrilling and high-scoring match between Ferencvaros and Vasas, drawing a nearly full crowd at the famous Komjadi Pool.
Ferencvaros secured a 15:13 victory, extending its unbeaten streak in domestic competitions. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the teams were tied at 13:13. Then, Dusan Mandic decided the match with two goals. The second game of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Sunday at the same venue, with Vasas officially the host team.
Djurdjic and Jansik All photos by Laszlo Balogh
Vasas took an opening (and its only) lead after Djurdjic converted a man-up. Ferencvaros responded with two goals and dictated the pace. Late into the first period, “Fradi” earned a 2-goal lead for the first time. Szilard Jansik made it 4:2 from a counterattack, but immediately after, Dedovic found the net, and Vasas was a goal behind the hosts before the second quarter (3:4).
Early in the second quarter, Manhercz doubled Ferencvaros’s advantage. Vasas was leveled by the middle of the quarter (5:5). Then, Stylianos Argyropoulos took the stage. The Greek netted three power-play goals in two minutes and gave Ferencvaros an 8:5 lead. The reigning champion had a 9:6 advantage in the 15th minute, but Vasas reduced the gap with two goals in the 16th minute, 8:9, to get back into the game.
Stylianos Argyropoulos scored three consecutive goals
In the third period, Ferencvaros rebuilt a 3-goal lead twice (12:9 and 13:10), but Vasas didn’t surrender. Soma Lakatos closed this quarter with a goal for 11:13.
Vasas equalized early in the fourth quarter by scoring two goals in less than a minute. First, Sava Randjelovic hit the back of the net from a distance, followed quickly by Lakatos, who scored with an extra player on the field, making it 13:13. Mandic then stopped Vasas’ 3:0 scoring run by putting Ferencváros ahead 14:13. After several unsuccessful attacks from both teams, Mandic scored again. It was his fourth goal. He gave Ferencvaros a 15:13 lead with just 2:18 left on the clock. For the remainder of the match, “Fradi” maintained a 2-goal advantage.
Nemet and Randjelovic
2025 Hungarian League, playoffs
Final (best of five), Match 1
Ferencvaros – Vasas 15:13 (4:3, 5:5, 4:3, 2:2)
Ferencvaros: Mandic 4, Argyropoulos 3, Manhercz 2, Ak.Nagy 1, Nemet 1, Jansik 1, Vin. Varga 1.
Vasas: Randjelovic 3, Lakatos 2, Djurdjic 2, Batori 2, Dedovic 1, Selley Rauscher 1, Batizi 1, Ragacs 1.
3rd-place playoffs (best of five), Match 1
Szolnok-BVSC 7:11 (1:3, 1:2, 4:4, 1:2)
5th-place playoffs (best of five), Match 2
Honved – OSC Budapest 17:9 (3:3, 4:4, 7:2, 3:0) – the score in the series 2:0
