The leading quarter, Ferencvaros, OSC Budapest, Vasas and Szolnok, recorded wins in the 21st round of the Hungarian League.
Only Vasas had a demanding task in this round. Vasas played against Honved in the big Budapest derby. Honved, the home team in this match, was a better rival in the first half. It had a 3-goal lead, but Vasas produced a comeback and collected three points with a 9:8 victory.
2022/23 Hungarian League, Day 21
Honved – Vasas 8:9 (3:0, 2:4, 1:3, 2:2)
Honved: Hosnyanszky 2, B.Ekler 2, Zs.Ekler 2, Simon 1, Sugaar 1.
Vasas: Konarik 4, Sedlmayer 2, Selley Rauscher 1, Randjelovic 1, Nagaev 1.
UVSE – Ferencvaros 7:15 (1:4, 3:4, 0:5, 3:2)
UVSE: Besenyei 3, Ionescu 2, Korban 1, M. Szecsi 1.
Ferencvaros: D.Varga 3, Vadovics 2, Ubovic 2, Lugosi 2 Haverkampf 2, Pohl 1, V. Varga 1, Damonte 1, Argyropoulos 1.
Szolnok-PVSK 16:7 (3:2, 5:0, 3:1, 5:4)
Szolnok: A. Peto 3, D. Jansik 2, Ger. Kovacs 2, Vamosi 2, Szeghalmi 2, Pasztor 1, Teleki 1, Schmolcz 1, Zs. Vismeg 1, Belenyesi 1.
PVSK Pecs: Kolozsi 2, Kereszturi 2, T. Csorba 1, Dubinak 1, R. Gaszt 1.
Szeged-Eger 12:14 (4:3, 4:2, 2:4, 2:5)
Szeged: Boros 4, Baj 2, Gy. Toth 2, Kurti 1, Lakatos 1, Leinweber 1, Porge 1.
Eger: Gab.Kovacs 3, Murisic 3, B.Baksa 2, Krijestorac 2, Lorincz 1, Radli 1, Sari 1, Spitz 1.
Miskolc – BVSC 4:12 (1:6, 0:2, 3:3, 0:1)
Miskolc: Oltean 1, Varkonzi 1, B.Molnar 1, N.Nagy 1.
BVSC: Gal 2, B.Szabo II 2, Batizi 2, A.Csacsovszky 1, Kovacs 1, Csapo 1, Gyarfas 1, M.Meszaros 1, Tatrai 1.
Szentes – KSI 9:12 (2:1, 3:4, 3:3, 1:4)
Szente: Hegedus 3, Fulop 2, B.Biros 2, Pethe 1, Vasic 1.
KSI: Ak.Nagy 3, Petrak 2, Irmes 2, Bede 2, Lantos 1, Peto 1, Iriczfalvi 1.
Kaposvar – OSC Budapest 10:14 (1:4 2:4, 2:3, 5:3)
Kaposvar: Kakstedter 3, Szatmari 3, Juhasz-Szelei 1, F.Pellei 1, Horvath 1, Aranyi 1, Langiewicz 1.
OSC Budapest: Manhercz 3, Vin.Vigvari 3, Bundschuh 1, Aranyi 2, Burian 1, Salamon 1, Dala 1, Sarfalvi 1.
The game Honved – Vasas was similar to the derby OSC – Honved played three days ago. Honved opened the match better than the rival, but it couldn’t keep the same rhythm throughout the game. Honved took a flying start. The home side earned a 3:0 lead in the first quarter. Honved maintained a 3-goal advantage until the middle of the second quarter (5:2). By the middle break, the visitors cut the deficit to one (4:5). The man of the match, Akos Konarik, leveled at 5:5 in the 17th minute. Still, Hosnyanszky put Honved in front immediately after (6:5). Vasas replied with two goals. Selley Rauscher converted a man-up in the 23rd minute, and the visiting team earned its first lead – 7:6. In the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, Honved equalized twice (7:7 and 8:8). Still, the hosts had no response after Sedlmayer scored an action goal for 9:8. It happened five minutes and a half before the end. Nobody scored a goal in the remaining time, so Vasas kept a slim win and three points.
After a surprising home loss to Miskolc on Wednesday, Eger bounced back and beat Szeged 14:12. The home team dictated the pace in the first half and entered the third period leading 8:5. Deep into the third quarter, Eger leveled at 9:9. Szeged regained a lead before the last quarter (10:9). It doubled the advantage with a power play goal in the 25th minute (11:9). However than Eger took control. It held the home side goalless for almost eight minutes while it scored five unanswered goals and took a 14:11 lead. The hosts’ last goal, for the final score, came eight seconds before the end.
Ferencvaros, with several teenagers on the roster, beat UVSE with ease (15:7). Szolnok didn’t have a demanding task in the match against PVSK. BVSC demolished Miskolc (12:4). OSC Budapest earned an away win over Kaposvar. OSC dominated in the first two quarters and a half. In the middle of the third period, OSC led 10:3. After that, Kaposvar couldn’t come back and OSC recorded a 14:10 victory.
KSI recorded its first win in the season by beating Szentes. There were a few twists and turns during the first three quarters. Before the final period, the teams were tied at 8:8. KSI netted three consecutive goals in the fourth quarter, and jumped to 11:8. After that, Szentes scored just a consolation goal. KSI moved to 13th place, while Szentes is at the bottom of the table after this loss.
1.Ferencvaros 21 – 63
2.OSC Budapest 21 – 57
3. Vasas 21 – 51
4. Szolnok 21 – 49
5.Honved 21 – 42
6.Eger 21 – 37
7. BVSC 21 – 34
8. Szeged 21 – 22
9.Kaposvar 22 – 20
10.Miskolc 21 – 20
11. UVSE 21 – 19
12. PVSK Pecs 21 – 11
13. KSI 22 – 5
14. Szentes 21 – 4
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