The final of the Hungarian Cup is coming near. The third stage of the competition has started today. All of the matches of this phase will be played in the “Alfred Hajos” pool on Margaret Island in Budapest.
The teams that won 1st and 2nd places in their groups of the second stage play in Group I of the 3rd phase (1st-8th position). The 1st-placed teams from the 2nd stage will face the 2nd-placed sides. The teams which were in the same group of Stage 2 will not meet, but they brought the score of their encounter in the 2nd stage.
Today, three matches were held. The group winners of the second stage collected the points. Interestingly, the difference between the sides in each of the games was five goals. Szolnok defeated Miskolc 17:12, OSC recorded a 14:9 victory over Honved, and Ferencvaros beat BVSC 15:10.
2020/21 Hungarian Cup, third stage, Day 1
Group for places 1st – 8th
Szolnok-Miskolc 17:12 (4:2, 3:2, 7:3, 3:5)
Szolnok: Filipovic 4, Konarik 3, Schmolcz 2. D. Jansik 1, Dory 1, G. Kovacs 1, A. Nagy 1, Teleki 1, Szeghalmi 1, Drasovic 1, Pijetlovic.
Miskolc: Biros 4, Fried 3, Magyar 2, Zs. Vismeg 2, Hornyak 1.
OSC-Honved 14:9 (3:2, 3:2, 5:2, 3:3)
OSC: M. Toth 4, K. Manhercz 3, Burian 2, E. Csacsovszky 1, Bundschuh 1, Erdelyi 1, Harai 1, Dala 1.
Honved: Hosnyanszky 4, A. Manhercz 2, Illes 1, Ekler 1, Kevi 1.
Ferencvaros – BVSC 15:10 (2:2, 5:0, 3:4, 5:4)
Ferencvaros: Ven. Vigvari 4, Pohl 2, Fekete 2, Fountoulis 2, Jansik 1, Vamos 1, Kallay 1, Jaksic 1, Constantin-Bicari 1.
BVSC: Gyarfas 4, Irmes 2, P. Kovacs 1, Cs. Meszaros 1, M. Pasztor 1, M. Meszaros 1.
In the opening match, Szolnok, led by Filip Filipovic (4 goals) defeated Miskolc. Szolnok dominated the third quarter and earned an 8-goal lead in the 23rd minute (14:6), but Miskolc managed to reduce the gap.
Honved kept up with OSC for two quarters. In the third period, OSC built a five-goal lead for the first time (10:5). The rest of the game was an even contest.
Ferencvaros, the European champion, had a slow start. BVSC took a 2:0 lead. Ferencvaros got on the scoreboard in the 6th minute when Nikola Jaksic converted a man-up. Nineteen seconds before the first break, Vendel Vigvari equalized. Ferencvaros added five goals in the second quarter, and it had a comfortable 7:2 lead at halftime. In the second half, Ferencvaros extended the margin to six several times (13:7, 14:8, 15:9). Still, after the final buzzer, the distance between the teams was five goals, just like in the previous two games. A young Vendel Vigvari was Ferencvaros’s leading scorer once more. Today, he netted four goals.
The goal-difference might be crucial at the end of the tournament, considering the competition formula. It can happen that two or more teams finish this phase with the same number of points.
Schedule until the end of the tournament
August 7th: Vasas – Eger
August 8th (morning session): Ferencvaros – Miskolc, Szolnok – Honved, Vasas – BVSC,OSC – Miskolc
August 8th (afternoon/evening session): Ferencvaros – Eger, Szolnok – BVSC, Vasas – Honved, OSC- Eger.
1.Szolnok 2 – 6 (+11)
2. Ferencvaros 2 – 6 (+10)
3. OSC 2 – 6 (+8)
4. Vasas 1 – 3 (+14)
5. Eger 1 – 0 (-6)
6. BVSC 2 – 0 (-8)
7. Honved 2 – 0 (-10)
8. Miskolc 2 – 0 (-19)
Group for places 9th – 16th
The competition in Group II (9th – 16th place) will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
Standings based on the results of the 2nd stage: 1. PVSK 3 (+6), 2. Szeged 3 (+4), 3. UVSE 3 (+4), 4. Szentes 3 (+3), 5. KSI 0 (-3), 6. Kaposvar 0 (-4), 7. Debrecen 0 (-4), 8. Tatabanya 0 (-6).
Fourth stage (August 12 – 13)
The Cup will be finished in Budapest in the middle of August. The fourth stage is a knock-out round.
August 12
Semifinals 1st -4th place: I.1 – I.4 and I.2 – I.3.
Semifinals 5th – 8th place: I.5 – I.8 and I.6 – I.7.
Semifinals 9th – 12th place: II.1 – II.4 and II. 3 – II.4
Semifinals 13th – 16th place: II.5 – II.8 and II.6 – II.7
August 13
Final and other matches for the final ranking
