Vasas recorded a big away win over Szolnok (15:6) in the first match of the 3rd-place playoffs of the Hungarian Championship.
A team that achieves two wins will win 3rd place. So, Vasas will have “a match ball” and a chance to secure a spot in the Champions League qualifications in the second game in Budapest. The second match is scheduled for May 14.
Szolnok – Vasas 6:15 (1:2, 1:6, 2:5, 2:2)
Szolnok: Konarik 2, Szeghalmi 2, Teleki 1,Zovic 1.
Vasas: Batori 3, Szatmari 3, Vadovics 3, Sedlmayer 2, Brguljan 2, Erdelyi 1, Randjelovic 1.
Szolnok, the outgoing champion, equalized just once (1:1), but until the middle of the second quarter, it seemed that the game would be open until the end. In the 12th minute, Vasas had a 4:2 advantage. Then, the visitors netted four goals in the last four and a half minutes of the first half and jumped to an 8:2 lead.
Vasas continued dominating. The Budapest-based side went to 10:2 (19th minute). Vasas had a 10-goal advantage (15:5), but Szeghalmi converted a man-up with two seconds to go and Szolnok avoided a defeat with a double-digit margin.
The playoffs for the classification 5th – 12th have been finished. Honved won 5th place and qualified for the LEN Euro Cup.
(a team that collected seven points won 5th place, the points from the regular season had been carried to the playoffs)
BVSC – Honved 11:13 (1:4, 4:1, 2:2, 2:1, PSO 3:5)
Honved – BVSC 10:9 (2:2, 5:2, 2:3, 1:2)
Points: Honved – BVSC 7:4
(a team that collected seven points won 7th place, the points from the regular season had been carried to the playoffs)
Szeged – PVSK 12:10 (2:1, 1:4, 3:3, 3:1, PSO 3:1)
Points: Szeged – PVSK 9:0
(a team that collected seven points won 9th place, the points from the regular season had been carried to the playoffs)
Eger–Kaposvar 8:9 (3:2, 2:2, 2:3, 1:2)
Kaposvar – Eger 16:10 (4:4, 5:1, 5:2, 2:3)
Points: Kaposvar – Eger 9:3
(a team that collected seven points won 11th place, the points from the regular season had been carried to the playoffs)
UVSE – Miskolc 10:11 (1:3, 3:5, 4:2, 2:1)
Miskolc – UVSE 14:13 (1:2, 2:1, 2:4, 3:1, PSO 6:5)
Points: Miskolc – UVSE 9:3