Szolnok defeated Vasas in the derby of the Hungarian League Round 17. Literally, a last-second goal decided the winner. A second before the buzzer Szolnok water polo players earned a man-up, and they converted it to a 9:8 victory.
The Budapest derby between Honved and BVSC was also exciting and ended with no winner – 10:10.
2021/22 Hungarian League, Day 21
Szolnok – Vasas 9:8 (3:2, 3.3, 2:1, 1:2)
Szolnok: Angyal 4, A.Nagy 2, D.Jansik 1, Ger.Kovacs 1, Milakovic 1.
Vasas: Batori 2, Erdelyi 2, Vadovics 2, Dr.Brguljan 2.
Honved – BVSC 10:10 (1:3, 3:4, 4:2, 2:1)
Honved: Hosnyanszky 3, B. Kiss 2, Kevi 2, Ekler1, Fejos 1, Sugar 1.
BVSC: M. Csapo 3, Gyarfas 2, M.Meszaros 2, Pasztor 1, Batizi 1, M. Nagy 1.
UVSE – Ferencvaros 7:12 (2:2, 2:5, 0:3, 3:2)
UVSE:Bencz 3, Lehoczky 1, Ekler 1, Ionescu 1, Barics 1.
Ferencvaros:Fekete 3, Damonte 3, Ven.Vigvari 2, Molnar 1, Nemet 1, Merkulov 1.
Eger – OSC 7:17 (1:6, 2:4, 3:4, 1:3)
Eger: Murisic 4, Santavy 1, M.Magyar 1, Sari 1.
OSC Budapest: Vin. Vigvari 3, E. Csacsovszky 2, Varnai 2, Manhercz 2, Salamon 2, M.Toth 2, Sziladi 2, Burian 1, Aranyi 1.
Kaposvar – Szentes 17:6 (5:1, 5:2,7:0, 0:3)
Kaposvar: Juhasz-Szelei 5, Berta 3, Vindisch 2, Horvath 2, Petrovski 1, B.Varga 1, Mijic 1, Langiewicz 1, Jajcinovic 1.
Szentes: Hegedus 3, F.Pellei 2, Matyok 1.
Miskolc – DVSE Debrecen 15:12 (4:3, 5:4, 3:3, 3:2)
Miskolc: Krasznai 4, Selley Rauscher 3, Toszer 3, Biros 3, Boroczky 1, Varkonyi 1, N.Nagy 1
DVSE Debrecen: P.Macsi 3, Torok 2, Fulop 2, Somlai 2, Korban 2, Vismeg 1.
PVSK – Szeged 6:10 (2:2, 2:3, 2:3, 0:2)
PVSK: Gaszt 2, Koloszi 1, Csorba 1, Lihotzky 1, Oltean 1.
Szeged: Santa 3, Horvath 1, Boros 1, Kurti 1, Hajdu 1, Bobis 1, Gy.Toth 1, Lakatos 1.
The match in Szolnok was a duel between best men. Head coaches Zivko Gocic (Szolnok) and Slobodan Nikic, who extended the contract with Vasas until 2024 a few days ago, are best men to each other. In the first half of the regular season, Vasas recorded a 9:5 victory over Szolnok. Today, Gocic took revenge for that defeat.
It was a game with a lot of twists and turns. Two minutes before the middle break, Vasas had a 5:4 advantage. After that, Szolnok scored four straight goals and jumped to an 8:5 lead (19th minute). Then, Vasas tightened its defense and started coming back step-by-step. Montenegro’s captain Drasko Brguljan leveled at 8:8 with 01:40 minutes to go. In the following minutes, both teams missed chances. Szolnok had a last possession in the match. Just a second before the end, Szolnok earned a man-up. Zovic passed the ball to Jansik, who found the net in the last second of the match. He ended Szolnok’s goalless phase that lasted for 13:42 minutes and secured the win for the hosts.
BVSC led for most of the time f the match against Honved. At halftime, the visitors were 7:4 up. Early in the fourth, BVSC had an 8:5 advantage. Shortly before the last break, Honved cut the deficit to one goal (8:9). The hosts leveled in the middle of the fourth quarter (Ekler for 9:9). In the 30th minute, Kevi Bendeguz converted a man-up to give Honved a 10:9 lead. Immediately after, BVSC’s Miklos Csapo responded in the same manner. He scored from a 6 on 5 for 10:10. There were no goals in the last 02:23 minutes and the game ended with no winner.
Other matches offered less excitement. Ferencvaros and OSC recorded convincing away victories. Szeged beat PVSK in Pecs. Kaposvar trashed Szentes.
1.OSC Budapest 21 – 56
2.Ferencvaros 19 – 55
3. Szolnok 21 – 52
4. Vasas 21 – 48
5.BVSC 21 – 42
6. Honved 20 – 33
7.Szeged 21 – 27
8. Kaposvar 21 – 24
9. PVSK Pecs 21 – 23
10. Eger 21 – 18
11. Miskolc 21 – 16
12. UVSE 21 – 14
13. DVSE Debrecen 20 – 9
14.Szentes 21 – 7
