On Saturday, Loki started their four-match away tour in Zalaegerszeg. Due to injury, the team could not count on Alexandros Kyziridis, Hamzat Ojediran and Andrija Majdevac, while Nimród Baranyai was missing because of illness against ZTE, led by their new coach Gábor Márton.

The match started in a really cold weather. At the beginning of the game, Loki had more possession but no bigger chances were created. However, in the 22^nd minute, the home goalkeeper denied the 16-meter curl of Botond Vajda. Our team was obviously dominating but Zalegerszeg defended tightly, leaving little space for our players.

In the 38^th minute, ZTE unexpectedly took the lead: after a defending mistake, Croizet easily scored from 8 meters (1-0), so the home team went on a break with an advantage.

Joao Oliveira came off the bench for the second half and Loki tried to play more dynamically. The attempt was successful and the equalizer came! In the 57^th minute, Brandon Domingues dribbled down the left side to the baseline, passed the ball to the centre, where Balázs Dzsudzsák received it. He deceived the defenders, then shot from a sharp angle, from 7 meters into the far corner (1-1).

In the 63^rd minute, Croizet shot over the goal but Loki increased the intensity and in the 67^th minute, our team took the lead. Joao Oliveira deceived his defender on the right, then shot the ball to the centre, where it bounced off from Várkonyi to his own goal (1-2).

At the beginning of the final minutes, Márk Szécsi came on as a substitute (then Alexander Mojzis, Oleksandr Romanchuk and Máté Tuboly as well). DVSC tried to maintain its advantage, and it was successful. Loki secured important points and we will continue next week in Kisvárda.

According to the coach

Gábor Márton: In the first half, we were not brave enough but effective. In the second half, we haven’t had enough composure but I think that we did not deserve to lose.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to my players for the victory, this success was important for us. We tried to control the match and ZTE waited for us to make a mistake. Their plan was successful in the first half, but after the break, we brought more energy and were better on the wings too. Thanks for the fans for accompanying the team on this long trip.

OTP Bank Liga, round 14.

ZTE-DVSC 1-2 (1-0).

Zalaegerszeg, 1914 spectators. Referee: Andó-Szabó S.

ZTE: Dombó – Várkonyi, Evangelou, Csóka, Lesjak (Huszti, 81.) – Bedi, Sankovic (Szalay Sz., 88.) – Németh D. (Mim, 67.), Croizet, Sajbán (Meshack, 81.) – Mance (Spoljaric, 81.). Head coach: Márton Gábor.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi (Mojzis, 84.)- Loncar, Manrique – Vajda (Joao Oliveira, 46.), Dzsudzsák (Romanchuk, 84.), Domingues (Szécsi, 77.) – Bárány (Tuboly, 90.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Croizet (38.), as well as Dzsudzsák (57.), Várkonyi (own goal, 67.).

Yellow card: Mance (26.), Evangelou (45.), as well as Bárány (34.), Vajda (44.), Joao Oliveira (93.).