On Sunday, DVSC played an important away game against Fehérvár FC. Erik Kusnyir is out for a longer period of time, while Thor Úlfarsson was missing because of a minor injury. What concerns our starting eleven, there were no big surprises as Dusan Lagator was the centre-back, while Hamzat Ojediran and Stefan Loncar were playing as midfielders right in front of the defense.

The match started at an intensive pace, with both teams fully engaging in the battle. Our team was well-organized and had more possession in the first 15 minutes of the game. In the 16^th minute, Dusan Lagator shot over the goal from 15 meters, then in the 24^th minute, Nimród Baranyai clashed with Schön inside the box and Fehérvár was awarded a penalty. Stefanelli took on the penalty, Balázs Megyeri didn’t move, he punched the ball away. However, the referee Andó-Szabó, interestingly enough, ordered the penalty to be retaken due to some slight movements by the defenders (our head coach questioned this decision and received a yellow card). Christensen didn’t miss the chance in the 30^th minute (1-0).

It was an unusual decision that had be to be accepted by the team. We managed it somehow as Balázs Dzsudzsák shot a dangerous free-kick after that, while Donát Bárány made a header but the goalkeeper saved it. The score stayed the same until the break.

At the very beginning of the 2^nd half, Dusan Lagator headed wide off the goal. DVSC tried to equalize and dominated. In the 50^th minute, the home goalkeeper saved János Ferenczi’s shot, not long after which Brandon Domingues was fouled 19 meters from the goal but no free-kick was awarded. Loki did everything and in the 58^th minute, Dominik Kocsis made his debut as the new winter arrival. Thirty minutes before the end, Hamzat Ojediran shot wide off the goal at the end of a great free-kick combination. Our team played better than the opponent.

In the 63^rd minute, Csongvai took on a free-kick but shot wide off the goal. Máté Tuboly and Christian Manrique came off the bench, then Soma Szuhodovszki and Ádám Bódi also came for the endgame. Our team tried to press the opponent. Even though Soma Szuhodovszki was close to scoring in the 85^th minute, Loki could not equalize during the final minutes as Soma hit the post. We will continue with at home against Puskás Akadémia on Saturday.

According to the coach

Bartosz Grzelak: Debrecen was a great opponent with a great coach. Either team could have won. I’m proud that each player, who comes off the bench, understands our play. It is one of the greatest victories since I’m the coach of Videoton. We have to do our best.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to Fehérvár on the victory. The match was full of emotions and it was decided by the penalty. Even though we had a lot of shots, we could not score. In the first half, we were not brave enough but after the break, we played better and exploited some spaces. In order to win, we have to score goals and find a solution for this problem. We were dominating; however, we were not able to score. For this reason, we need to reset things.

OTP Bank Liga, round 21.

Fehérvár FC-DVSC 1-0 (1-0).

Székesfehérvár, Sóstói Stadium, 4770 spectators. Referee: Andó-Szabó S.

Fehérvár: Tóth B. – Serafimov, Spandler, Gergényi – Bese, Csongvai, Christensen (Simut, 86.), Schön – Katona M. (Sigér, 59.), Berki (Gradisar, 59.), Stefanelli (Pető, 74.). Head coach: Bartosz Grzelak.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai (Tuboly, 69.), Lagator, Pellumbi, Ferenczi – Loncar (Szuhodovszki, 81.), Ojediran (Manrique, 69.) – Szécsi (Kocsis, 58.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 81.) – Bárány. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Christensen (30., from penalty).

Yellow card: Serafimov (41.), Simut (95.) as well as Baranyai (24.), Ojediran (68.).

Alexandros Kyziridis, our Greek player, continues his career on loan at the Slovenian NS Mura until the summer. During this season, the 23-year-old winger played in 9 matches in the ranks of Loki, scoring 2 goals. Mura is now at the 6th place in the Slovenian championship.

We wish him good luck!

József Varga leaves DVSC by mutual agreement with the club. The 35-year-old homegrown player made his debut in the first team of DVSC in 2008. He won both the championship and the Hungarian Cup with Loki 3 times, and made 34 appearances for the Hungarian national team. As a player with an exemplary attitude and work ethic, he was a key player of DVSC in the Champions League, scoring important goals. He won the Zilahi award and became the favourite of the fans and an icon of our club.

József Varga played more than 200 games in the colours of Loki. He played an important role in the team’s immediate return to the first division after their relegation in 2020. Recently, he has been playing less and the club respected the player’s wish to continue his career. For this reason, parties agreed to terminate his contract. Indeed, Józsi has the opportunity to train with our second team as long as he doesn’t find a new team. On the basis of negotiations, we expect him to return to DVSC at the end of his playing career and we would like him to continue his professional career at our club.
We would like to thank József Vara for everything he did for our club. You will stay a member of the DVSC family forever!

DVSC as last year’s bronze medallist hosted Ferencváros, the title defender, at Nagyerdei Stadium on Saturday in an unforgettable atmosphere and in front of a lot of fans. Unfortunately, Erik Kusnyir, who suffered a serious injury at Újpest, was out of the squad. In support of him, our team marched onto the pitch amidst the loud cheers of the fans wearing T-shirts with the slogan “We’re waiting for your return, Erik”. Among the starting eleven were Nimród Baranyai, Dusan Lagator and Brandon Domingues, who scored a brace in the previous round.

Loki took the lead in the 1^st minute of the match! After Brandon Domingues’ and Donát Bárány’s action, Christian Manrique took the ball and shot from 16 meters, it bounced and found its way into the net (1-0). It was a great start, however, FTC equalized in the 10^th minute: after a left-sided cross, Barnabás Varga headed the ball into the left corner from 9 meters (1-1).

Later on, there was a big fight on the pitch, the match was really exciting but there were some mistakes as well. Our team was really determined but tried to play in a disciplined way. In the 34^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny Varga’s one-on-one opportunity, then in the 37^th minute, Dibusz saved Donát Bárány’s shot. The score stayed the same until the break.

At the beginning of the second half, Donát Bárány scored wide off the goal from 15 meters, then Balázs Megyeri made a huge save to deny Wingo’s shot. The match was still tense, with lots of duels but the play was balanced. In the 63^rd minute, our goalkeeper saved Marquinhos’ curl, so obviously, Ferencváros made a lot of efforts in order to score. Thirty minutes before the end, Joao Oliveira came on as a substitute (Thor Úlfarsson, Tamás Batai and Soma Szuhodovszki also came on for the endgame). In the 70^th minute, Christian Manrique had a chance but Dibusz saved his shot.

At the beginning of the final minutes, FTC gained an advantage. In the 74^th minute, Zachariassen headed the ball into the right corner of the goal from close-range (1-2). Loki did everything to equalize but Dibusz saved János Ferenczi’s powerful shot in the 77^th minute. DVSC led several attacks during the endgame (our team was close to scoring) but we could not equalize.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: I’m proud and sad at the same time. I’m satisfied because of the way my team was fighting but we were not able to earn a point. We don’t have a lot of opportunities to play with teams that perform on the international stage as well but these kinds of games help us to improve. FTC also had to fight and we were close to score our second goal. It was a very good match.

Dejan Stankovic: Debrecen is a very good team, well organized and motivated. Both teams put a lot of energy into this game, it was an absolutely international-level match. It is an important success for us.

OTP Bank Liga, round 20.

DVSC-FTC 1-2 (1-1).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 12 114 spectators. Referee: Berke B.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai, Dreskovic, Pellumbi, Ferenczi – Lagator, Manrique (Szuhodovszki, 85.) – Szécsi (Joao Oliveira, 66.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Thor, 78.) – Bárány (Batai, 85.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

FTC: Dibusz – Makreckis (Wingo, 46.), Cisse, S. Mmaee, Ramirez – Maiga – Zachariassen, Marquinhos (Besic, 82.), Loncar (Kodro, 72.), Abu Fani (Botka, 82.) – Varga B. Head coach: Dejan Stankovic.

Goal: Manrique (1.) as well as Varga B. (10.), Zachariassen (74.).

Yellow card: Domingues (57.), Dreskovic (95.) as well as Makreckis (35.).

Our team’s defender, Erik Kusnyir, suffered a serious injury on the match against Újpest. Erik, who has recently celebrated his 24th birthday, had to be substituted in the 18th minute after a bad move and the examinations revealed a serious issue.

Our defender tore his anterior cruciate ligament, which means that he has to undergo surgery and the team cannot count on him for a long period of time.

We wish our player a speedy and full recovery, and a quick return to the pitch!

After last Saturday’s game against Diósgyőr (2-2) and before this Saturday’s home match against Ferencváros, Loki played in Újpest on Tuesday. The line-up changed according to our expectations (as our team has 3 matches in 1 week), so among the starting eleven were Hamzat Ojediran, Stefan Loncar, Botond Vajda and Thor Úlfarsson, the Icelandic striker who arrived at Loki during the winter. On the day of the match, there was a change of ownership at the home club, so the effect of this fact on the performance of Újpest was unknown.

In the 1^st minute of the game, Újpest already appeared in a scoring position but Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny the 11-meter shot of Kevin Csoboth. The attacks of Újpest lasted for only a few minutes, after which DVSC took control of the game at some parts and tried to maintain this control. Unfortunately, in the 18^th minute, Erik Kusnyir got injured, he had to be substituted, so Nimród Baranyai came off the bench.

The first chance for Debrecen came in the 31^st minute: Joao Oliveira almost took the ball in front of the goal but at the end, he did not shoot. Until the break, there were no dangerous situations in front of either of the goals, so the match was decided in the second half.

The second half was a bit more eventful. Christian Manrique and Brandon Domingues came off the bench, and Loki tried to maintain possession. However, after a counter-attack in the 48^th minute, Tamás Kiss, the player of Újpest, made a shot but the ball didn’t end up in the net.

More than 30 minutes before the end, Jevtoski was sent off the pitch because of a serious fault against Ojediran (at first, the referee gave a yellow but after the VAR-check, he gave a red card). Thus, DVSC was in a numerical superiority from that point on. Due to the advantage, Loki had some chances and in the 69^th minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák came on as a substitute.

In the 73^rd minute, Banai saved the header of Dreskovic, after which Balázs Dzsudzsák shot wide off the goal. The highly anticipated Debrecen goal finally came in the 78^th minute: after János Ferenczi’s great cross, Brandon Domingues headed the ball into the right side of the goal from 6 meters (0-1). During the endgame, Thor’s header was disallowed due to a prior fault and Megyeri made another great save. Moreover, our victory was secured with one more goal: in the 94^th minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák made a nice cross and Brandon Domingues scored again (0-2). At the end of the extra time, Újpest was awarded a penalty, which Mörschel converted but it was only a consolation goal.

After 10 years, DVSC could win in Újpest. We will continue on Saturday against Ferencváros.

According to the coach

Nebojsa Vignjevic: The red card decided the match. We didn’t start badly, then the match became more balanced but the red card proved to be too much for us.

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was not the best performance of our team but I’m happy because of the success and the 3 points. The atmosphere at the stadium was really strange, maybe it also had an influence on the players. Erik Kusnyir has a sore knee, examinations are awaiting him.

OTP Bank Liga, round 19.

Újpest-DVSC 1-2 (0-0).

Szusza Stadium, 2610 spectators. Referee: Pintér Cs.

Újpest: Banai – Pauljevic, Antzoulas, Fehér Cs., Tamás K. – Mack (Radosevic, 93.), Mörschel – Kiss T. (Simon, 63.), Jevtoski, Csoboth (Ganea, 76.) – Sasere (Ambrose, 76.). Head coach: Nebojsa Vignjevic.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir (Baranyai, 22.), Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar (Dzsudzsák, 69.) – Vajda (Domingues, 46.), Szuhodovszki (Manrique, 46.), Joao Oliveira (Tuboly, 91.) – Thor. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Mörschel (101. from penalty), and (Domingues (78., 94.).

Yellow card: Mack (68.) and Lagator (68.).

Dismissed: Jevtoski (59.).

The first league match of 2024 started in a real derby atmosphere and in decent weather conditions in spite of the fact that it was the beginning of February. Dominik Kocsis, who arrived on Thursday, was not in the squad yet as well as Brandon Domingues, who was out because of a smaller health issue. However, Jorgo Pellumbi and Soma Szuhodovszki, the new winter arrivals, were in the starting eleven.

At the beginning of the game, Loki appeared in a scoring position. In the 3^rd minute, thanks to a brilliant pass from Soma Szuhodovszki Joao Oliveira had a chance to break towards the goal, but he shot wide from 8 meters. The will of Loki was predominant and in the 7^th minute, the goalkeeper of Diósgyőr saved the header of Meldin Dreskovic. Our team was playing well; in the 16^th minute, Donát Bárány headed the ball over the bar from close-range, after which a less eventful period followed. In the final minutes of the first half, in the 37^th minute, the guest team also had a huge chance: Bényei headed over the goal from a few meters, then Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny Edomwonyi’s shot. Even though Loki was dominating, no goals were scored until the break.

The second half also started with the attacks of DVSC, however, it was Diósgyőr that took the lead. In the 51^st minute, Ágoston Bényei unleashed a shot into the bottom right corner from 16 meters (0-1). Therefore, DVSC found themselves in a difficult situation, moreover, in the 58^th minute, it became even harder as DVTK doubled their avantage: at the end of a quick counter-attack, Jurek headed the ball into the goal from close-range (0-2). From that point on, achieving points required a huge effort, so for this reason, Alexandros Kyziridis, Thor Úlfarsson and Stefan Loncar came on for the last 30 minutes.

Right before that, Loki pulled one back: in the 62^nd minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák scored a beautiful free-kick goal from 24 meters into the top right corner (1-2). Thus, it looked like the endgame was going to be exciting and that’s how it was. Our team did everything for equalizing, in the 75^th minute, Donát Bárány headed the ball over the bar, then in the 77^th minute, Csaba Szatmári received his second yellow card, so he was sent off the pitch.

During the endgame, DVSC put a big pressure on the opponent (while Balázs Megyeri saved a one-on-one situation), and in the 85^th minute, Thor Úlfarrson headed wide off the goal. The equalizer goal came in the 89^th minute! János Ferenczi made a nice pass from the left, and Erik Kusnyir headed the ball with a beautiful movement into the top left corner (2-2). The game ended in a draw, so we will continue against Újpest on Tuesday.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: From my point of view, it was a stressful game, we played well until we conceded the first goal. At the beginning, we were obviously better, we had our chances, but then the play became chaotic, which I don’t like. I have mixed feelings, I’m a little bit sad because we wanted to win. I would like to praise the players because they could make a comeback after 0-2.

Miklós Simon: I would like to praise my players, however, at the beginning we were too shy. Luckily, we became better organized and I’m proud of my players. We were able to score goals but we couldn’t finish the match.

OTP Bank Liga, 18^th round.

DVSC-Diósgyőr 2-2 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 5841 spectators. Referee: Bogár G.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Dreskovic, Pellumbi, Ferenczi – Szuhodovszki (Loncar, 63.), Manrique (Lagator, 79.) – Szécsi (Úlfarsson, 63.), Dzsudzsák, Joao Oliveira (Kyziridis, 63.) – Bárány. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Diósgyőr: Odincov – Gera, Szatmári, Lund, Bokros (Stephen, 88.) – Holdampf, Bényei (Popadiuc, 79.) , Jurek (Pernambuco, 64.), Vallejo – Edomwonyi (Acolatse, 64.), Pozeg Vancas (Kampetsis, 79.). Head coach: Miklós Simon.

Goal: Dzsudzsák (62.), Kusnyir (89.) as well as Bényei (51.), Jurek (58.).

Yellow card: Úlfarsson (79.) as well as Szatmári (61., 77.).

Dismissed: Szatmári (77.).

This year, NB1.hu organized the Hungarian Golden Ball award ceremony. The editorial team invited Hungarian football-focused editorial offices and sports journalists to vote, and their votes determined the nominees. NB1.hu initiated a poll on January 13, asking the readers to choose the best individuals of Hungarian football in 2023. In each category, there were five names that received at least one vote from journalists, but readers also had the option to vote for others.

The closest competition was in the category of foreign coaches working in Hungarian football. Eventually, the Serbian coach of DVSC, Srdjan Blagojevic, was named the best (39%). He surpassed the current coach of Ferencváros, Dejan Stankovic (30%), and the former coach of FTC, Stanislav Cherchesov (20%).

Congratulations to our head coach!

“I would like to ask our supporters to come to the stadium in large numbers. I know our Ultras come to every game and we have very good supporters, but I want them to fill the stadium. We need the 12th player and that is you! The city of Debrecen, our partners and myself are constantly investing in this club. That is why I would like to see the people of Debrecen at our games. We need you. It’s not about money, it’s about the fact that the players need your support. We have a beautiful stadium that everybody should be proud of. We also have to be proud of our club as it is part of our identity and legacy. There is no future without our supporters!”

Ike Thierry Zaengel

DVSC held a season-opening press conference at Nagyerdei Stadium. Among the participants were the president Ike Thierry Zaengel, managing director Balázs Makray, head coach Srdjan Blagojevic and the four new players of DVSC, namely Soma Szuhodovszi, Jorgo Pellumbi, Thor Úlfarsson and Dominik Kocsis.

Ike Thierry Zaengel, the president, reminded everyone that all changes happening in the life of the club were part of a 3-year process and the second year was going on. The goal of DVSC is to reach the international level. “Bringing a new coach was part of this development and that’s why we are signing new players”, said the president. He asked the fans to come to the stadium in large numbers as they were the 12^th player, very much needed. Ike Thierry Zaengel made an important announcement: DVSC wants to build a Loki museum within the stadium, considering the legacy of the club.

The managing director Balázs Makray stated the actual motto of DVSC: “Constant development and positive attitude are the most important”. The work at the club is systematic and planned, while the new owner invests significant resources and energy into the team. Good relations with the supporters are equally important. Balázs Makray has also talked about the fact that the quality and age of the recently signed players show that the team of the future is being built, relying on the Academy in the first place. Increasing the number of viewers is quite relevant and for this reason, the first team has to perform well. The managing director also mentioned that the income from selling the player’s right of Péter Baráth was put to good use, considering the new winter arrivals.

According to Srdjan Blagojevic, the team did well during the pre-season and he was glad that the squad was strengthened. “A long and interesting half-season is in front of us, we need trust and patience”, said the head coach. He also mentioned that the players and the technical staff always wanted to stay the same and no matter of the circumstances, they stuck to this principle.

Soma Szuhodovszki talked about the long and tough preparation period but immediately added that he felt very good at Loki. He’s glad to be here and hopes that he made a good decision from the point of view of his career. He finds it quite relevant to prove himself in front of the fans.

Jorgo Pellumbi talked about the great impressions that he had, adding that he would like to be a helpful member of the team. Thor Úlfarsson also mentioned the friendly atmosphere and the right decision about signing for DVSC. Dominik Kocsis joined Loki on Wednesday. He said that he was very happy to be here and he would do his best for the success of the team.

DVSC signed the 21-year-old Dominik Kocsis. The 175 cm tall striker, who can be deployed on the wings and also as a centre-forward , is coming from Honvéd. Despite his young age, he is an experienced player. Earlier, he was a player of Diósgyőr and played in 40 NB I and 41 NB II matches, scoring 4 goals. Dominik Kocsis has made 12 appearances for the U21 national team, scoring 3 goals for the team.

Welcome to Loki!

Zsombor Bévárdi leaves DVSC. The 24-year-old player joined the club in 2019, and over the years, he played in 82 NB I and NB II league matches, scoring 6 goals in the colours of Loki.

We would like to thank Zsombor Bévárdi for everything he did for the club and wish him all the best in his future career!