On Sunday, Loki started the away game against Paks, the leader of the table, without the injured Erik Kusnyir, Thor Úlfarsson, Jorgo Pellumbi and Tamás Batai. Among the starting eleven were Oleksandr Romanchuk, Botond Vajda, and our team tried to compete with the opponent that has been surprisingly successful lately.

The match started with a great pace and a Loki goal! In the 2^nd minute, the goalkeeper of Paks saved Manrique’s shot, however, in the 3^rd minute, János Ferenczi made a great pass to Balázs Dzsudzsák, who shot the ball into the left corner of the goal from 12 meters (0-1). It was a good start. Paks tried to put pressure on our team, but we stood firm against the home attacks, playing in a motivated and organized way.

In the 20^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny the long-range shot of Kinyik, then came a period without bigger chances. During the final minutes of the first half, midfield play dominated, our team controlled the game but the score stayed the same until the halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, Paks made a substitution and Dániel Böde came on. Our opponent increased the pace and in the 48^th minute, Dreskovic saved the ball from the goal line after Böde’s header. Not long after, Böde missed a one-on-one opportunity, DVSC experienced some difficult moments as Balázs Megyeri had to save the close-range shot of Kovács too.

Márk Szécsi came off the bench for the last 30 minutes (Hamzat Ojediran, Ádám Bódi, Soma Szuhodovszki and Stefan Loncar also came on for the endgame). After a corner of Debrecen, János Ferenczi shot over the goal, and the play obviously became more equal. In the 69^th minute, Oleksandr Romanchuk headed over the goal, the game was full of excitements.

In the endgame, Böde had another huge chance but Balázs Megyeri made a save, then Kevin Horváth shot over the goal after a free-kick. In the 84^th minute, Paks equalized: after a right-sided cross, Papp put the ball into the bottom left corner from close range (1-1). There were plenty of thrills even in the last seconds (in extra time, Márk Szécsi missed a clear-cut chance by shooting over the bar, then he curled the ball wide off the goal). Thus, the match ended in a hard-fought draw.

We will continue next week against ZTE at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

György Bognár: I’m satisfied with the team’s play, we played with a great attitude. DVSC is a good team, they had dangerous counter-attacks, however, they “cheated” minimum half an hour of the match. The draw is realistic, it could have been even 3-3.

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was a really demanding and difficult match, there was a big pressure on us. Paks is leading the table not by accident; it was tough to playing against them, especially on this pitch, which does not help our play. We had to adapt to this. There were a lot of duels, crosses, an early goal, then Paks equalized with a last-gasp goal. It’s still better to get one point than zero. Either team could have won. We have to stay humble and continue to work.

OTP Bank Liga, round 24.

Paks-DVSC 1-1 (0-1).

Paks, 2489 spectators. Referee: Bognár T.

Paks: Simon B. – Kinyik, Lenzsér, Szabó J. – Kovács K. (Szélpál, 84.), Balogh B. (Horváth K., 73.), Szabó B. (Vas, 63.), Papp K., Osváth – Hahn (Skribek, 84.), Tóth B. (Böde, 46.). Head coach: Bognár György.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Dreskovic, Romanchuk (Ojediran, 78.), Ferenczi – Lagator, Manrique (Szuhodovszki, 78.) – Vajda (Szécsi, 59.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 78.) – Bárány (Loncar, 85.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Papp K.(84.) as well as Dzsudzsák (3.).

Yellow card: Tóth B. (11.), Osváth (44.) as well as Domingues (20.), Lagator (28.), Vajda (36.).

Two days left to bid on the dedicated shirts of our players, worn on the cup match against FTC. The online auction is available here: https://l.matchwornshirt.com/debreceni-6. Supporters can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website to bid and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC. Our fans can bid until 3 pm. on March 9, even on the jersey signed by the whole team.

Stefan Loncar and Meldin Dreskovic received a call-up to the Montenegrin national team. Stefan Loncar, the 28-year-old midfielder of DVSC, is a regular player of his home country’s national team, in which he has already made 12 appearances. Meldin Dreskovic is also a regular player of Loki. The last time when he received a call-up was in March 2022, then he made his debut in the national team. Montenegro will play preparation matches against Belorussia on March 21 and North Macedonia on March 25.

We wish good luck to Stefan Loncar and Meldin Dreskovic!

Erik Kusnyir, who suffered an ACL tear, has undergone surgery. The surgery went well, the stitches have been removed. The rehabilitation of the player has started and it’s going well.

What concerns Jorgo Pellumbi, he was able to return after a minor hamstring injury, however, during the cup game against Ferencváros, he felt some pain again after a bad movement. He has also started rehabilitation, but he is expected to be out for a few weeks.

In Thor Úlfarsson’s case, a long-standing injury has recurred, for which previously successful treatment methods were no longer sufficient. Our club is consulting with Hungarian and foreign specialists to find a permanent solution, and the striker is undergoing rehabilitation in the meantime.

We will keep our fans informed about the players’ injuries.  

DVSC started the final period of the championship against Mezőkövesd at Nagyerdei Stadium. Erik Kusnyir, Thor Úlfarsson and Jorgo Pellumbi were out of the squad due to injuries. Among the starting eleven were Botond Vajda, Soma Szuhodovszki, Hamzat Ojediran, Ádám Bódi as well as the 19-year-old Tamás Batai, who was in the starting line-up for the first time in NB I.

The kit manager of our team, Norbert Csarnai, has recently celebrated his 50^th birthday. He has been serving DVSC for exactly 25 years, which means that he has literally spent half of his life at Loki. He was greeted by our team’s managing director Balázs Makray and also by Balázs Dzsudzsák on behalf of the team. On the occasion of this beautiful anniversary, Norbert Csarnai performed the kick-off before the game. Well done, Csari!

At the beginning of the match, midfield play dominated and the first bigger chance came in the 18^th minute. After Soma Szuhodovszki’s cross, the goalkeeper of Mezőkövesd could clear only with difficulty. In the 27^th minute, Botond Vajda made a dangerous shot and Loki tried to press their opponent at the end of the first half. However, no goals were scored until the halftime.

The second half was more eventful. In the 49^th minute, Botond Vajda shot wide off the goal, then the goalkeeper of Mezőkövesd made a save to deny Stefan Loncar’s attempt. More than thirty minutes before the end, Brandon Domingues came off the bench, not long after which Balázs Dzsudzsák, Christian Manrique and Donát Bárány also came on. Prior to that, Mezőkövesd took the lead when Bőle shot the ball into the right corner of the goal from 16 meters (0-1).

In the 70^th minute, Donát Bárány headed wide off the goal, our team tried to equalize. Mezőkövesd were pressed to their goal at times, with Soma Szuhodovszki narrowly missing the target from long range in the 77^th minute. Brandon Domingues also had a chance but Loki could not equalize despite their striving, so the match ended with a painful defeat.  

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to Mezőkövesd on the victory. On behalf of the coaching staff and the team, I would like to apologize to the fans, it was not a successful match. I am really disappointed. We had known it before that it was not going to be easy, but we expected a better game. We didn’t make good decisions on the last 20 meters and around the box, we missed the key passes and good shots, while making too many mistakes. The game became chaotic after the goal that we conceded, we were too nervous and could not find good solutions.

Milan Milanovic: Debrecen played well, they pressed us, so we could create chances only in the second half. I admit that we parked the bus in front of the goal but it was needed for the victory. This success can give a boost to the team.

OTP Bank Liga, round 23.

DVSC-Mezőkövesd 0-1 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 3664 spectators. Referee: Csonka B.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Dreskovic, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran (Manrique, 64.) – Vajda (Tuboly, 74.), Szuhodovszki, Loncar (Domingues, 57.), Bódi (Dzsudzsák, 64.) – Batai (Bárány, 64.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Mezőkövesd: Piscitelli – Kojnok, Lukic, Brtan, Pillár, Vajda (Szivacski, 71.) – Cseke (Karnitski, 79.), Cseri (Bőle, 60.), Szolgai (Szilágyi, 60.) – Molnár G. (Hedlund, 71.), Drazic. Head coach: Milan Milanovic.

Goal: Bőle (64.).

Yellow card: Lukic (12.).

There was great interest in our initiative, during which we asked our fans to choose the pattern of the next season’s jersey. We have received thousands of votes and the jersey “presented” by Erik Kusnyir was the absolute winner.

Thank you for your votes! Hajrá, Loki!

On Wednesday evening, DVSC clashed with the title defender Ferencváros for a spot among the top 8 teams in the MOL Hungarian Cup. The eight-finals started in a frenetic atmosphere, worthy of its ranking. Loki could not count on the injured Erik Kusnyir and Thor Úlfarsson this time. However, Ádám Bódi and Jorgo Pellumbi were back on track, with the latest among the starting eleven.

At the beginning of the match, in the 4^th minute, the goalkeeper of FTC saved Donát Bárány’s shot. Loki was prepared and entered the game well. In the 7^th minute, János Ferenczi had a dangerous shot from 19 meters but it went wide off the goal. DVSC were forced to make a substitution already in the 10^th minute: Jorgo Pellumbi felt some pain in his legs, so Oleksandr Romanchuk came off the bench. Our team looked quite concentrated and well-organized, having a clear advantage in some spaces.

In the 22^nd minute, Loncar from Ferencváros shot over the goal. Ten minutes later, Balázs Dzsudzsák curled the ball over the goal from a 24-meter free-kick. In the 40^th minute, our captain unleashed another shot but Varga made a brilliant save to deny it. Right before the break, VAR detected a penalty for FTC due to a handball, which was converted by Pesic (0-1).

Dominik Kocsis came on for the second half. Brandon Domingues jumped out of the defenders but Abena fouled him, for which he received a red card. Thus, Loki continued the match in a numerical superiority. Donát Bárány almost equalized but the ball went over the goal after his header. In the 55^th minute, Varga saved János Ferenczi’s shot, then Soma Szuhodovszki and Stefan Loncar came on as substitutes (later Ádám Bódi and during the extra time, Tamás Batai also came on). DVSC switched to an even more attacking approach.

In the 75^th minute, another shot from János Ferenczi went over the goal, then came the endgame. In the 78^th minute, after Domingues’ shot, the ball bounced on Cisse’s hand within the box and referee awarded a penalty this time as well. At first, Donát Bárány shot the ball into the hands of the goalkeeper but he converted the rebound (1-1). After that, FTC’s coach, Stankovic was complaining, for which he received a red card from the referee Kararó. Excitement grew and DVSC created some chances. The question of qualification was not decided within the regular time of play.

At the very beginning of the extra time, Donát Bárány headed wide off the goal, and DVSC had more possession. The goalkeeper of FTC made a brilliant save to deny Dominik Kocsis’ curl, so the team started the final stage of the game with a score of 1-1. There were a lot of duels during the second part of the extra time, but no winners, so it was time for the penalties.

Kodro didn’t miss, Ádám Bódi converted, Abu Fani also but Dominik Kocsis missed it. Then came Ramirez, whose shot was accurate and that was true for Soma Szuhodovszki’s too. Marquinhos converted, János Ferenczi too. In the last round, Zachariassen didn’t make a mistake, so FTC qualified to the next round.

We will continue on Saturday against Mezőkövesd, starting at 12:30 at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to Ferencváros for qualifying. I’m proud of my team because recently, we have played 4-5 tight games against Ferencváros, a team that was successful on the international stage too. It means that we also have quality. We played well already in the first half, we had a lot of chances, but in order to win, we need to use our chances. Perhaps, we should have been more patient during the extra time. I’m sorry because of this game. I would like to say thanks to the fans for their support and I would like to have this kind of atmosphere at all our matches. I would like ask everybody to come to the stadium on Saturday as well. One more comment for the people, who make the schedule of the matches: it’s 10 pm., we played 120 minutes and we will play at noon on Saturday… But my message is that we will survive!

On behalf of FTC, Leandro was present on the press conference: We played a very exciting match, our players proved that if sliding and crawling are necessary, they are capable of that too. Everybody fought for one another.

MOL Hungarian Cup, eight-finals.

DVSC-Ferencváros 1-1 (0-1, 1-1), with penalties: 3-5.

Nagyerdei Stadium, 10 371 spectators. Referee: Karakó F.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai (Loncar, 66.), Dreskovic, Pellumbi (Romanchuk, 10.), Ferenczi – Lagator, Manrique (Szuhodovszki, 66.) – Szécsi (Kocsis, 46.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 90.) – Bárány (Batai, 114.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

FTC: Varga Á. – Makreckis, Abena, S Mmaee (Botka, 74.), Ramirez – Besic (Maiga, 59.) – Ben Romdhan (Marquinhos, 59.), Loncar (Zachariassen, 59.), Abu Fani, Sevikyan (Cisse, 48.) – Pesic (Kodro, 91.). Head coach: Dejan Stankovic.

Goal: Bárány (80.) as well as Pesic (45+1., from penalty).

Yellow card: Baranyai (41.), Dzsudzsák (45+2.), Bárány (70.), Dreskovic (85.) as well as Besic (39.), Ben Romdhan (58.), Varga Á. (118.).

Sent-off: Abena (46.).

DVSC starts a cooperation with MWS. This wordlwide project is based on a tested methodology, according to which clubs have the opportunity to auction players’ jerseys for fundraising purposes. The cup match against FTC is the first time when our supporters can bid on the dedicated, match-worn shirts of our players. Online auction starts at 7 pm, at the same time when the match starts and each player signs his own jersey.

Fans can easily create an account on the https://l.matchwornshirt.com/debreceni-6 website in order to make their first bids and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC. The auction lasts until 3 pm. on March 9.

Loki couldn’t count on four players on Saturday’s game against Puskás Akadémia: Erik Kusnyir had a surgery, Thor Úlfarsson was out for several weeks, while Ádám Bódi and Jorgo Pellumbi were missing due to minor injuries. Before the match, the president Ike Thierry Zaengel and the managing director Balázs Makray thanked József Varga, one of the legendary players of Loki, for everything he did for the club, and they also greeted Soma Szuhodovszki on the occasion of his 50^th appearance in the first division.

Among the starting eleven were Soma Szuhodovszki and Hamzat Ojediran, as well as János Ferenczi, who was playing with one line higher than his usual position.

At the very beginning of the match, Bárány Donát appeared in a scoring position after Balázs Dzsudzsák’s pass in the first minute, but the goalkeeper could save his close-range shot. After that, DVSC was dominating, however, Balázs Megyeri had to be cautious after a corner in the 10^th minute. In response to that, Pécsi also had to move when Brandon Domingues shot from the back, but after that there were no dangerous situations in front of the goals. In the 35^th minute, Nimród Baranyai broke into the box, he clashed with one player but the referee awarded only a corner and a yellow card because of the player talking back. In the 43^rd minute, Batik hit the bar from 17 meters, but no goals were scored until the break.

The second half began with the same line-up, and for some time, midfield play and a tactical game dominated. Thirty minutes before the end, Stefan Loncar came off the bench (not long after, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Márk Szécsi, Dominik Kocsis and for the end, Máté Tuboly also came on). At that time, our opponent had more possession and in the 62^nd minute, Balázs Megyeri saved Favorov’s shot. In the 65^th minute, Donát Bárány headed wide off the goal, then came the endgame.

The endgame started with a Loki goal! In the 75^th minute, after some turmoil following a corner, Márk Szécsi headed the ball into the goal from 12 meters (1-0). The tough battle continued on the pitch, a lot of duels took place. Our team fought until the end, and earned an important and valuable victory due to their hard work.

We will continue against Ferencváros in the Hungarian Cup on Wednesday, starting from 9 pm.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: I am really happy because we won against a good team. Since I am the coach of Debrecen, this is our first victory against Puskás. It was a tough match. Puskás is doing a good job in Felcsút. We had some matches when we were able to create a lot of chances, but could not win; we had less chances this time, but we won, so that’s football. Today’s success will give us self-confidence for the next games.

Zsolt Hornyák: I expected a tough match and it was like that. Congratulations to Debrecen. Several players were missing and it caused a problem for us. We conceded an easy goal, we were not fresh enough, so it was a one-goal game.

OTP Bank Liga, round 22.

DVSC-Puskás Akadémia 1-0 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 4132 spectators. Referee: Káprály M.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Lagator, Dreskovic, Manrique (Kocsis, 68.) – Ojediran (Romanchuk, 68.), Szuhodovszki (Loncar, 60.) – Domingues (Szécsi, 68.), Dzsudzsák, Ferenczi – Bárány (Tuboly, 80.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Puskás Akadémia: Pécsi – Szolnoki, Golla (Colley, 68.), Stronati, Ormonde-Ottewill – Batik, Favorov – Komáromi (Slagveer, 78.), Corbu (Bévárdi, 61.), Soisalo (Nissila, 61.) – Plsek. Head coach: Hornyák Zsolt.

Goal: Szécsi (75.).

Yellow card: Baranyai (35.) as well as Batik (30.), Slagveer (92.).

DVSC tries to involve their fans in the life of the club as much as possible. For this reason, supporters have the opportunity to vote on the next season’s home jersey of Loki. We are waiting for your votes until midnight on Wednesday. We will draw some gifts among those who voted for the jersey that received the most votes.

You can easily vote by providing your email address and choosing one of the options at https://dvsc.hu/szavazz-a-mezre/ website. Your opinion matters! Hajrá, Loki!

Kusnyir Erik, who suffered a cruciate ligament tear, has undergone surgery. Our player is doing well, the surgery was successful.

We wish Erik a speedy recovery!

DVSC starts a cooperation with MWS. This worldwide project is based on a tested methodology, according to which clubs have the opportunity to auction players’ jerseys for fundraising purposes. Teams, such as Juventus, PSG, SSC Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma, Olympique Lyon, Atlético Madrid, Manchester City also participate in this project as well as Loki from now on!

The cup game against FTC on February 28 will be the first time when our supporters can bid on the dedicated, match-worn shirts of our players. Online auction starts at the same time when the match starts. Each player signs his own jersey. Fans can easily create an account on the www.matchwornshirt.com website in order to make their first bids and follow the auctions of Debreceni VSC.
Hajrá, Loki!