The second part of the Hungarian League has started today. The teams are split into two new groups. The top eight teams will battle in the group for the title, while the other eight will play in the relegation group.
All the teams have “carried” the points they earned in the first part of the competition, and they will play only against the teams they did not face in the previous 14 rounds. The second half of the league consists of eight rounds. After the 8th round (22nd round in total) the top two teams will play in the playoffs for the title, the third-placed and the fourth-placed will battle in the playoffs for 3rd place…
The most thrilling match of the 15th round was played in Szolnok. After a very exciting encounter, Szolnok and Honved shared the points – 10:10.
Hungarian League 2019/20, Round 15
Group 1st – 8th place
Ferencvaros-Szentes 17:7 (3:0, 5:1, 6:2, 3:4)
Ferencvaros: Sz. Jansik 3, Sedlmayer 2, Zalanki 2, Pohl 2, B. Nyiri 1, B. Varga 2, Vamos 1, D. Varga 1, Younger 1, Spitz 1.
Szentes: M. Nagy 3, Bozo 2, Matyok 1, B. Hegedus 1
Szolnok – Honved 10:10 (2:1, 2:4, 2:1, 4:4)
Szolnok: Lazic 3, Batori 2, Drasovic 2, D. Jansik 1, Varnai 1, Szeghalmi 1.
Honved: Szivos 7, A. Kardos 2, B. Fulop 1.
OSC – UVSE 19:7 (5:1, 7:3, 4:2, 3:1)
OSC: Prlainovic 5, Ubovic 3, Erdelyi 2, Burian 2, K. Manhercz 2, Dr. Brguljan 2, Randjelovic 2, Seman 1.
UVSE: Vin. Vigvari 2, K. Toth 1, Korbacs 1, Konarik 1, Szieben 1, Ven. Vigvari 1.
Honved, led by an unstoppable 39-years-old Marton Szivos, earned a point in Szolnok. The match offered a lot of twists and turns. Early in the second period, Szolnok had a 3:1 advantage. Honved responded with four goals in a row for a 5:3 lead. After that, Szolnok didn’t manage to go in front. The hosts equalized two times (6:6 and 7:7), but in the middle of the final quarter, Honved regained a 2-goal advantage (9:7). Szolnok leveled the score again in the 31st minute (9:9). Marton Szivos found the net for the 7th time with 70 seconds to go. He converted a penalty to give Honved a 10:9 lead. But, the drama wasn’t over yet. 43 seconds before the final buzzer, Szolnok’s center-forward Djordje Lazic netted a 6 on 5 and saved a point for the home team – 10:10.
Titleholder Ferencvaros ran over Szentes 17:7.
OSC continued its winning streak, as well as Ferencvaros. OSC downed UVSE 19:7.
Played on March 10th
Eger – Miskolc Eger-Miskolc 12:7 (3:2, 1:3, 3:1, 5:1)
Eger: Murisic 3, S. Rasovic 3, Vlachopoulos 3, Hosnyanszky 1, B. Baksa 1, Gyarfas 1.
Miskolc: Milicic 3, B. Lorincz 1, A. Nagy 1, Manzi 1, Sztojanovic 1
1 Ferencvaros 15 – 45
2 OSC 14 – 42
3 Szolnok 15 – 37
4 Eger 14 – 37
5 Miskolc 15 – 28
6 Honved 15 – 22
7 UVSE 15 – 22
8 Szentes 15 – 19
Group 9th – 16th place
Szeged-AVUS 14:15 (5:4, 4:3, 3:5, 2:3)
Szeged: K. Farkas 4, T. Boros 3, Bogdanovic 3, Borcsok 2, Foszkolos 2.
AVUS: P. Irmes 3, B. Ekler 3, J. Takacs 2, G. Marnitz 2, Polovic 2, Turnai 2, Z. Ekler 1.
BVSC-Tatabanya 12:10 (3:4, 4:2, 2:1, 3:3)
BVSC: Cs. Meszaros 3, Csapo 3, Czigany 2, Pasztor 2, Ben. Szabo 1, Letay 1.
Tatabanya: Ger. Kovacs 4, K. Takacs 2, B. Kalanovics 2, L. Vad 1, Markus 1.
Vasas – Debrecen 9:8 (2:2, 3:1, 3:2, 1:3)
Vasas: Selley –Rauscher 4, Bencz 3, Miklos Levente 1, Nikic 1.
Debrecen: G. Fekete 2, Macsi 1, G. Kovacs 1, Radli 1, Smitula 1, Macsi 1, Vancsik 1.
PVSK – Kaposvar 12:9 (4:1, 4:2, 2:3, 2:3)
PVSK: A. Csacsovszky 4, M. Csaba 3, Kolozsi 2, Rakonjac 2, D. Gal 1.
Kaposvar: Paunovic 2, Vindisch 1, Juhasz –Szelei 1, O. Kovacs 1, Baj 1, Mijic 1, Giga 1, Aksentijevic 1.
A few exciting games were played in the relegation group. PVSK Pecs, which beat Kaposvar, leads the race, ahead of BVSC, Vasas and AVUS, which also collected points in the first round of the second part of the league.
9 PVSK 15 – 23
10 BVSC 15 – 21
11 Vasas 15 – 17
12 AVUS 15 – 13
13 Szeged 15 – 9
14 Kaposvar 15 – 7
15 Debrecen 15 – 6
16 Tatabanya 15 – 3
The League continues on April 1st.
