The technical staff of Loki was not in an easy situation before the game against Puskás Akadémia. In addition to Meldin Dreskovic, who has been missing for a long time now, Alexandros Kyziridis and Brandon Domingues, who scored two goals against Fehérvár, also got injured, so the staff was not able to count on them during the rivalry game on Saturday.

At the beginning of the match, in the 5^th minute, Plsek found himself in a one-on-one situation but Balázs Megyeri brilliantly saved his close-range shot. DVSC tried to play in a tactical way, they had more ball possession than their opponent. In the 9^th minute, Soisola hit the post, so for some time, only the home team had chances. Then, the first chance for Debrecen came in the 14^th minute: after Botond Vajda’s dribbles and pass, Stefan Loncar shot from 16 meters but Markek dived to make a save.

Then, in the 16^th minute, Loki took the lead! Oleksandr Romanchuk burst forward, brilliantly set up Donát Bárány, who cleverly passed the ball to the centre, and Balázs Dzsudzsák was coming and he shot the ball into the goal from 7 meters (0-1).

In general, DVSC handled well the aggressive pressing of the opponent, and with a calm play, were looking for an opportunity to lead a quick attack. However, the home team had their chances as well, in the 27^th minute, for example, Balázs Megyeri had to save the powerful shot of Gruber from 14 meters. In the final minutes of the first half, Donát Bárány also scored but the goal was disallowed for offside. Nevertheless, Puskás equalized in the 38^th minute: Gruber broke free and scored a tremendous goal from 17 meters into the left side of the goal (1-1).  The teams went on a break with a draw, though Balázs Dzsudzsák curled the ball wide of the goal during extra time.

The second half started with the shot of Ojediran, which deflected. DVSC seemed to have more control of the field. Both teams attempted fewer shots on goal during this period, but in the 62^nd minute, Ádám Bódi took a shot, which Markek securely held onto.

In the 67^th minute, Zsombor Bévárdi and Joao Oliveira came on as substitutes. There was less excitement than in the first half, but towards the end of game, it became more intensive again. In the 82^nd minute, the home goalkeeper made a brilliant save to deny the 18-meter curl of Stefan Loncar, and shortly after that, Andrija Majdevac substituted Donát Bárány, who felt pain in his legs.

The result stayed the same, Loki earned a valuable point in Felcsút. We will continue in the Hungarian Cup on Tuesday evening in Győr.

According to the coach

Zsolt Hornyák: I’m a little bit sad because we should have used our chances more in the first half. Both teams played well, in the second half, DVSC didn’t let us get into the rhythm. It was a good match.

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was a really interesting match. We could see two different strategies, our build-up opposed to the defence and the transitions of Puskás. Even though we scored a goal in the first half, the home team was more successful in implementing their plan. We changed our positions for the second half, we became better and we could control the match more. Our attitude was good, we fought for the victory, but overall, I’m not unsatisfied.

OTP Bank Liga, round 11.

Puskás Akadémia-DVSC 1-1 (1-1).

Pancho Aréna, 1700 spectators. Referee: Pintér Cs.

Puskás Akadémia: Markek – Szolnoki, Golla, Stronati, Ormonde-Ottewill – Corbu, Favorov – Soisalo (Slagveer, 65.), Gruber (Colley, 65.), Nagy Zs. (Komáromi, 85.) – Plsek (Levi, 85.). Head coach: Hornyák Zsolt.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar – Vajda (Bévárdi, 67.), Dzsudzsák, Bódi (Joao Oliveira, 67.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 84.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Gruber (38.), as well as Dzsudzsák (16.).

Yellow card: Szolnoki (75.).