Loki hosted Paks, who are currently at the top of the table, on Saturday afternoon at Nagyerdei Stadium. Before the opening match of the 10^th round, the management of DVSC greeted Balázs Dzsudzsák on the occasion of his 150^th appearance in the first division as well as Dominik Kocsis on his 50^th match in NBI. The ceremonial kick-off was performed by Tibor Kiss, the former president of DVSC. This year, Loki joined again the breast cancer awareness campaign of the Holnapom Association. As a result of this, the player escorts wore shirts referring to the cause, while the players of both starting teams wore badges while they entered.

Csaba Máté head coach could not count on Erik Kusnyir, Thor Úlfarsson and Neven Djurasek, who are still doing their rehabilitation. However, Bence Batik was back on track. Among the starting eleven were Yacouba Silue and Márk Szécsi as a right-back.

The match started at a good pace with tough duels, and the first major chance came in the 9^th minute for Paks, who took advantage of it. After a headed pass, Vécsei shot into the left side of the goal from 10 meters (0-1). Thus, Loki had to continue from a difficult situation, but the team pushed on. In the 19^th minute, after Brandon Domingues’ cross, the defenders were only able to clear the ball with great difficulty.

In the 27^th minute, Osváth shot wide off the goal, then in the 32^nd minute, Barna Tóth found himself in a one-on-one opportunity, which he did not miss (0-2). In the 38^th minute, after Balázs Dzsudzsák’s corner-kick, Bence Batik headed wide off the goal, so our team could not score until the break. Moreover, in the 41^st minute, Mezei also scored, shooting the ball into the left corner of the goal from 18 meters (0-3).

Four players came on for the second half: Jorgo Pellumbi, Donát Bárány, Gergő Kocsis and Arandjel Stojkovic. DVSC tried to improve the situation and it mainly meant possession, however, Balázs Megyeri also had to perform several feats.

Due to Brandon Domingues, Loki could create some chances, but in 65^th minute, Paks scored for the 4^th time. After a corner-kick, Papp headed the ball into the goal from close-range (0-4). In the remaining time, DVSC pushed for a consolation goal, but unfortunately, it was not successful. To make matters worse, Gergő Kocsis was sent off for a handball inside the penalty area. Ötvös converted the penalty, resulting in a heavy defeat for Loki (0-5).

The next match will be away against Székesfehérvár on Saturday.

According to the coach

Csaba Máté: It is hard to evaluate the match because up until now, our matches were decided by small details, but now it was not the case. Paks was much better during the whole match and after 0-2, it felt like some players already gave up. That’s why we made four substitutions in halftime. We must keep working and fighting for each other.  

György Bognár: It was a strange day because there is no such big difference between the two teams. It was a very good day for us, while for Debrecen, it was a very bad one, that’s why it ended in a significant victory for us.

OTP Bank Liga, round 10.

DVSC-Paks 0-5 (0-3).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 4664 spectators. Referee: Erdős J.

DVSC: Megyeri – Szécsi (Stojkovic, 46.), Batik, Dreskovic (Pellumbi, 46.), Ferenczi – Lagator, Szuhodovszki (Kocsis G., 46.) – Szűcs T. (Kocsis D., 66.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues – Silue (Bárány, 46.). Head coach: Csaba Máté.

Paks: Kovácsik – Ötvös, Kinyik, Szabó J. – Osváth, Papp K. (Gyurkits, 88.), Vécsei, Mezei (Varga R., 66.), Silye (Győrfi, 78.) – Windecker (Horváth, 78.) – Tóth B. (Böde, 66.). Head coach:  György Bognár.

Goal: Vécsei (9.), Tóth B. (32.), Mezei (41.), Papp K. (65.), Ötvös (77., from penalty).

Yellow card: Domingues (38.), Lagator (73.) as well as Mezei (40.), Silye (53.), Győrfi (85.), Kinyik (87.).

Dismissed: Kocsis G. (75.).