In the 13^th round of NBI, Loki hosted Győr, which has been unbeaten for 7 rounds in the league, on Saturday at Nagyerdei Stadium. Every match is important, but it was a special one as everyone knew that a victory was needed to start moving upwards. Tibor Dombi could not count on Erik Kusnyir, Thor Úlfarsson and Neven Djurasek, who are still doing their rehabilitation, as well as Dusan Lagator, who was suspended due to five yellow cards. Instead of him, Bence Batik was in the starting XI.

The match started with balanced midfield play. In the 6^th minute, at the end of a quick Debrecen attack, Balázs Dzsudzsák made a great pass and Brandon Domingues found himself in a scoring position, but Petrás saved his 13-meter shot. Donát Bárány’s follow-up was blocked by the defenders. However, in the 9^th minute, Győr took the lead after a cross, with Bumba sliding the ball into the bottom left corner from close range (0-1).

After the shock, it took some time for our team to recover, but they only managed to regain control of the game for very short periods. Meanwhile, in the 22^nd minute, Meldin Dreskovic blasted over the bar, and on the other side, Rajmund Tóth’s scissor kick went just wide off the goal.

At the end of the first half, Duro could have doubled the visitors’ lead, but after a save by Balázs Megyeri, he fired wide from 15 meters. However, in the 42^nd minute, the equalizer came: following an action from Domingues, Bárány Donát shot towards the goal and the ball rebounded off Petrás, allowing Bárány to head it into the net from 5 meters (1-1).

At the beginning of the second half, the goalkeeper of Győr saved Balázs Dzsudzsák’s header. In the 53^rd minute, Bumba shot wide off the goal, then Sahli did the same in the 54^th minute. Both teams had some smaller chances, and in the meantime, Bence Batik got injured. He had to be substituted, so Victor Braga came on.

Then, Loki made a comeback in the endgame! In the 73^rd minute, Arandjel Stojkovic gathered the ball, he made a dribble and curled the ball into the bottom right corner from 11 meters (2-1). It was the first goal of our right-back in the ranks of DVSC. In the remaining time, our team could have scored a third goal, but we were unable to do so. Győr equalized in the 89^th minute: Balázs Megyeri punched out the ball, but Bitri blasted it into the net from close range (2-2). Thus, the match ended in a draw.

According to the coach

Tibor Dombi: We haven’t had much role in the first half, we were nervous and were rushing. We made a lot of mistakes and we looked a bit scared. Then, we made a comeback after the break, but could not win at the end. Based on the play, the draw is realistic.

Balázs Borbély: I am not too happy with the result. I think that we should have won this match. We could have scored more goals in the first half, but we were more dangerous after that as well. I would like to emphasize that even though we equalized only at the end, we should have won based on the play.

OTP Bank Liga, round 13.

DVSC-ETO FC Győr 2-2 (1-1).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 4521 spectators. Referee: Karakó F.

DVSC: Megyeri – Stojkovic, Dreskovic, Kocsis G., Ferenczi – Batik (Victor Braga, 64.), Szűcs T. – Szuhodovszki (Vajda, 86.), Dzsudzsák (Szécsi, 76.), Domingues – Bárány (Shedrach, 86.). Interim head coach: Tibor Dombi.

Győr: Petrás – Bitri, Boldor (Skvarka, 77.), Heitor – Albion, Tóth R., Vianna, Duro (Anton, 77.), Sahli (Diarra, 67.) – Bumba, Gavric (Krivokapic, 77.). Head coach: Borbély Balázs.

Goal: Bárány (42.), Stojkovic (73.) as well as Bumba (9.), Bitri (89.).

Yellow card: Dzsudzsák (8.) as well as Boldor (40.), Tóth R. (59.), Heitor (62.), Albion (67.), Duro (70.).