On Sunday, Loki started the final match of the year without the injured Alexandros Kyziridis, Botond Vajda, Christian Manrique and Dusan Lagator, who has been suspended due to his yellow cards. However, Debrecen fans were enthusiastic and came to Kecskemét to support the team. Among the starting XI were Alexander Mojzis, Hamzat Ojediran and Zsombor Bévárdi this time.

The pitch was in a really bad condition and the game started with the long-range attempt of Balázs Dzsudzsák in the 3^rd minute. At the beginning, it was the fight that dominated. It was not easy to play football on this kind of pitch, so DVSC played in a different style and organization.

In the 12^th minute, the home team had a big chance, Hamzat Ojediran had to block and Megyeri had to save the shots of Zeke and Horváth. It was quite difficult to build-up the attacks and Kecskemét was mainly dominating.

In the 24^th minute, following a corner-kick, Donát Bárány shot over the goal from 16 meters, then the ball sailed over the goal following Oleksandr Romanchuk’s attempt. Towards the end of the first half, the game became more balanced, moreover, in the 36^th minute, after Zsombor Bévárdi’s cross and Stefan Loncar’s header, we almost took the lead, but unfortunately, our midfielder missed the target. However, after a little scramble in the box, Márk Szécsi skillfully shot the ball from 11 meters under the crossbar during extra time (0-1). Thus, our team went on the break with an advantage.

The second half started with the attacks of Kecskemét, which were actually ineffective. There were no dangerous situations until the 60^th minute, when Zsombor Bévárdi curled the ball over the goal from 15 meters. Our team was fighting and we were organized in the duels as well.

For the endgame, Andrija Majdevac came on as a substitute (later Nimród Baranyai, János Ferenczi and Máté Tuboly also came off the bench). DVSC tried to save their advantage, however, Kecskemét increased the pressure and managed to equalize in the 80^th minute. At that time, Loki was playing with one man down as Alexander Mojzis got injured on the pitch, and after a cross from the left, Banó-Szabó shot the ball to the bottom left corner from 6 meters (1-1).

There were quite a few exciting situations in the final minutes as well but the score stayed the same, so the match ended in a draw.

According to the coach

István Szabó: The guys did their best. In the first half, we played better but we still conceded a goal. After the break, we played football with great enthusiasm but we made some substitutions. I feel that we deserved the draw, moreover, maybe we can say that we lost two points.

Srdjan Blagojevic: We could not see much football because of the circumstances but I’m happy as no one got injured. I asked my players to play in a simple way and it’s not that we are practicing during our training sessions. I hope that in the future the pitch will be in better condition in Kecskemét. I would like to praise my players because of their effort and energy. The result is realistic.

OTP Bank Liga, round 17.

Kecskemét-DVSC 1-1 (0-1).

Széktói Stadium. 2231 spectators. Referee: Zierkelbach.

Kecskemét: Varga B. – Kiss B. (Banó-Szabó, 75.), Szabó A., Szalai G., Belényesi, Zeke (Leoni, 61.) – Meskhi, Májer (Szűcs K., 87.), Zsótér – Horváth K., Pálinkás (Tóth B., 61.). Head coach: Szabó István.

DVSC: Megyeri – Romanchuk, Dreskovic, Mojzis (Baranyai, 81.) – Kusnyir, Loncar, Ojediran, Dzsudzsák (Tuboly, 85.), Bévárdi (Ferenczi, 85.) – Szécsi, Bárány (Majdevac, 72.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Banó-Szabó (80.), as well as Szécsi (45+1.).

Yellow card: Leoni (74.), as well as Szécsi (74.).

DVSC signed a professional contract with another young player, who has been raised at the DVSC Academy. The 18-year-old striker, Tamás Batai has already scored 8 goals in the second team of DVSC during the autumn season and made his debut in the first team at the beginning of December in Kisvárda.

Congratulations to Tamás Batai, we wish him good luck!

Due to injury, Alexandros Kyziridis and Botond Vajda were out of the squad but the others were ready to be deployed in the away game against MTK on Saturday. Thus, the technical staff had several variations, and this time Márk Szécsi was in the starting eleven.

At the beginning of the game, Loki took the initiative and in the 3^rd minute, Demjén saved Domingues’ shot from 12 meters. Our team moved freshly, and in the 6^th minute, the goalkeeper denied the long-range shot of Dzsudzsák as well as the close-range twirl of Donát Bárány later.

The superiority of DVSC was obvious, hundreds of fans from Debrecen cheered for the team. Our team was playing attractive football but we missed our chances. In the 22^nd minute, János Ferenczi shot wide of the goal, then Demjén saved Dusan Lagator’s header. After the first 30 minutes, DVSC could have been leading, however, in the 33^rd minute, MTK took the lead when converted a rebound (1-0). The score stayed unchanged until the break.

The second half started with the attacks of Debrecen, and the equalizer came in the 50^th minute. Brandon Domingues deceived his defender on the left, passed to János Ferenczi, who delivered a good cross. The arriving Márk Szécsi then put the ball into the net from the centre on the long side (1-1).

Loki continued to control the game, and meanwhile, Máté Tuboly came on as a substitute (later Andrija Majdevac, Joao Oliveira and Ádám Bódi also came on). At this time, there were less chances, but in the 77^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a save after Stieber’s free-kick.

In the endgame, MTK scored again, with Stieber skilfully curling the ball into the right side of the goal from about 15 meters in the 83^rd minute (2-1). Unfortunately, this goal decided the fate of the three points, even though based on the game, DVSC deserved much more. We will continue next week against Kecskemét.

According to the coach

Dávid Horváth: It is a valuable victory for us. The first half did not go the way we would have liked, so we had to make some changes during the break. We managed to succeed and finally, we could win due to a great individual performance. In the second half, we worked hard to compensate our luck in the first half.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to MTK for the victory. It is hard to speak now because I think that considering the last period, we delivered our best performance today. The team played the way I want my team to play, but unfortunately, we lost the match. We controlled the game but we were not aggressive enough within the box. Even though it’s not pleasant to lose like this, I’m sure that we will win the next time if we play like we did today.

OTP Bank Liga, round 16.

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

Új Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, 2000 spectators. Referee: Bognár T.

MTK: Demjén – Varju, Kádár, Kocsis – Kata (Horváth, 74.), Végh, Thiam, Antonov – Bognár (Kosznovszky, 93.) – Ennin (Stieber, 74.), Németh K. (Spalek, 74.). Head coach: Horváth Dávid.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Lagator, Dreskovic, Ferenczi – Loncar (Tuboly, 62.). Manrique – Szécsi (Joao Oliviera, 82.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 88.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 82.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Thiam (33.), Stieber (83.), as well as Szécsi (50.).

Yellow card: Lagator (57.), Manrique (76.).

On Saturday evening, Loki stepped onto the pitch in Kisvárda, the second stop of the four-match away tour, supported by 200 fans from Debrecen. Due to injury, Alexandros Kyziridis and Andrija Majdevac were missing this time. The starting eleven was the same as in Zalaegerszeg.  

The match started in a heavy rain and at the beginning, Loki was dominating. However, in the 17^th minute, Meldin Dreskovic had to make a spectacular save to deny Ilievski’s clear-cut chance, shortly after which Christian Manrique shot wide of the goal from distance. In the 25^th minute, Balázs Megyeri saved Navratil’s crashing shot but overall, there were no bigger chances and the tactical play dominated. It did not change until the break, although Ötvös hit the bar from long-range.

At the beginning of the second half, the play stayed the same and one goal could have decided the fate of the match. Loki tried to play more accurately, and in the meantime, Joao Oliveira and Oleksandr Romanchuk came off the bench (later Márk Szécsi and Tamás Batai, who made his debut in the first team, also came on), however, Kisvárda had more possession at that time.

In the 73^rd minute, Donát Bárány’s shot was blocked, after which the home goalkeeper saved the header of Brandon Domingues. The endgame was more about Loki but no goals have been scored, so it stayed a draw. We will continue next week at the home of MTK.

According to the coach

Tamás Feczkó: We played in a tactical and disciplined way, we closed the spaces. Unfortunately, we were not able to finish our actions and score.

Srdjan Blagojevic: There was no high quality on the pitch today, the 0-0 draw is realistic. In the first half, the home team closed the spaces, due to which we suffered. After the break, we had more space but we could not provide more quality. We can play better and we have to play better.

OTP Bank Liga, round 15.

Kisvárda-DVSC 0-0.

Kisvárda, 2050 spectators. Referee: Pintér Cs.

Kisvárda: Kovács M. – Stefan, Jovicic, Széles, Alic – Ötvös (Rubus, 86.), Vida K. (Makowski, 68.) – Balogh N. (Camaj, 30.), Nikolov, Navratil (Lucas, 86.) – Ilievski (Mesanovic, 68.). Head coach: Tamás Feczkó.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi – Loncar (Romanchuk, 59.), Manrique – Vajda (Joao Oliveira, 59.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Szécsi, 75.) – Bárány (Batai, 87.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Yellow card: Stefan (39.), Jovicic (70.), as well as Ferenczi (29.).

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.).

DVSC hosted Paks on the final match of the 13^th round on Sunday evening. Due to injury, Hamzat Ojediran and Alexandros Kyziridis were missing this time. Among the starting eleven were Meldin Dreskovic and Christian Manrique, who have recovered from their injuries. Botond Vajda and Ádám Bódi were also on the pitch from the first minute of the match.

Before the game, the club’s management greeted Tibor Dombi on the occasion of his 50^th birthday amidst the ovation of the fans.

The match started truly in the 4^th minute, with a long-range shot of Ferenczi that rolled wide of the goal. Paks were pressing, while Loki tried to pay attention to the transitions but there were a lot of mistakes. In the 8^th minute, Windecker shot over the goal from a good position, and then in the following period, the field play dominated.

The first bigger chance came in the 23^rd minute, when Silye missed the target from 9 meters. Loki had no dangerous shots until the 32^nd minute, when Donát Bárány shot wide of the goal from 13 meters. Then, in the 37^th minute, Loki took the lead! After a good left-sided cross from Bódi, Stefan Loncar nodded the ball to Donát Bárány, who headed towards the goal from 8 meters. Szappanos deflected the ball, then Botond Vajda tapped it into the net from close range (1-0). No more goals were scored until the break.  

At the beginning of the second half, in the 47^th minute, Donát Bárány headed just wide of the goal. Shortly thereafter, Szappanos saved Stefan Loncar’s sliding attempt and then Meldin Dreskovic’s header, so the performance of Loki seemed to improve. At this time, our team were dominating more, and for the last 30 minutes, Zsombor Bévárdi and Oleksandr Romanchuk came on as substitutes (later Joao Oliveira, as well as Brandon Domingues and Andrija Majdevac also came for the endgame).

In the 74^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny the close-range header of Hahn. Szappanos did the same at the side of the pitch, when he denied the shot of János Ferenczi. During the endgame, the fight intensified (Balázs Dzsudzsák almost scored), and in the 88^th minute, we earned a legitimate penalty for Zsombor Bévárdi being fouled but our team captain’s penalty kick was saved by the goalkeeper of Paks. During the eight-minute extra time, Loki saved its advantage and earned very important three points.

We will continue in two weeks in Zalaegerszeg.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was a tough match. There was a big pressure on the team, because of which we didn’t make good decisions in the first half and lost a lot of balls. Paks showed why are they standing at the top of table, so it was not easy for us. In my opinion, it was the character of the team that made us win, the players put a lot of energy into the game. We can play better but I’m glad that we won. Thanks for the support of the fans during the whole season.

György Bognár: I’m angry because we did not deserve to lose. DVSC also played well but we had a lot of chances to earn points. In critical situations, decisions that were not favorable to us and seemed inexplicable were made, including the possibility of red cards or penalties.

OTP Bank Liga, round 13.

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

Nagyerdei Stadium, 4144 spectators. Referee: Rúsz M.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Dreskovic, Lagator, Ferenczi – Loncar, Manrique (Romanchuk, 67.) – Vajda (Bévárdi, 67.), Dzsudzsák (Domngues, 91.), Bódi (Joao Oliveira, 76.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 91.). Vezetőedző: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Paks: Szappanos – Osváth (Beke, 85.), Kinyik, Lenzsér, Szabó J. – Mezei Sz. (Szabó B., 68.), Windecker, Papp K., Silye (Kovács K., 38.) – Horváth K. (Skribek, 68.), Pesti Z. (Hahn, 68.). Vezetőedző: Bognár György.

Goal: Vajda (37.).

Yellow card: Ferenczi (29.), Kusnyir (40.), Loncar (53.), Lagator (56.), Megyeri (93.), as well as Lenzsér (43.).

In November, the Hungarian U21 national team will face two European Championship qualifiers. The two youngsters of DVSC, Botond Vajda and Nimród Baranyai, have been included in the squad of coach Zoltán Gera as backup players for now.

Agenda of the U21 national team:

2023.11.17. 21:00                                    Spain – Hungary Huelva, Spain

2023.11.21. 20:00                                    Hungary – Scotland Új Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium

DVSC continued the series of away matches at the home of Mezőkövesd on Sunday, which was the 3^rd game of the team within 7 days. Due to injury and illness, Márk Szécsi, József Varga, Alexandros Kyziridis, Brandon Domingues, Alexander Mojzis and Máté Tuboly were missing this time. Among the starting eleven were Botond Vajda and Ádám Bódi too.

A lot of supporters from Debrecen accompanied the team for the game, our players could feel almost like they were playing at home. The match didn’t start well as Cseke took the lead for the home team with an 18-meter long-range shot already in the 4^th minute, blasting the ball into the left side of the goal (1-0). Moreover, the second Mezőkövesd goal came in the 10^th minute, when Cseri shot from 17 meters into the bottom left corner and the ball bounced off the post and went into the net (2-0).

Therefore, Loki faced a great challenge and tried to speed up. In the 17^th minute, Stefan Loncar shot wide of the goal, while in the 21^st minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák hit the crossbar with a 28-meter free-kick. DVSC took over the control and pulled one back in the 25^th minute: after János Ferenczi’s cross, Donát Bárány beautifully headed the ball into the goal from 12 meters (2-1).

After that, we were still dominating but had a problem with the final passes at the end of the first half, so the teams went on a break with Mezőkövesd being in advantage.

Joao Oliveira came on as a substitute for the second half, and Loki tried to put a bigger pressure on the opponent. In the 55^th minute, János Ferenczi shot wide of the goal from a first-touch. There were a lot of inaccuracies in the game, time passed but no dangerous shots happened in front of the home goal. Almost thirty minutes before the end, Zsombor Bévárdi and Christian Manrique came from the bench (later Andrija Majdevic also came on), and then the endgame followed.

During the endgame, Balázs Dzsudzsák had a chance but shot over the goal, then DVSC appeared to be in a numerical superiority after the dismissal of Pillár in the 81^st minute. Yet, we could not equalize and the match ended with a defeat for us.

We will continue on next Sunday against Paks at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

Attila Kuttor: The first half was ours, we deserved to be leading. We wanted to defend our advantage after the break and we managed to do that.

Srdjan Blagojevic: We didn’t enter well neither against Puskár nor Győr, and we tried to warn the players about that. However, we didn’t start well this time too. It basically decided the match, and we were missing energy in general.

OTP Bank Liga, round 12.

Mezőkövesd-DVSC 2-1 (2-1).

Mezőkövesd, 2118 spectators. Referee: Csonka B.

Mezőkövesd: Piscitelli – Kállai, Beriashvili, Pillár, Vajda S. – Cseke, Gomis – David Babunski (Lukic, 82.), Cseri (Filip, 57.), Molnár G. (Lehoczky, 74.) – Drazic. Head coach: Kuttor Attila.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Lagator, Romanchuk (Majdevac, 84.), Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar (Manrique, 70.) – Vajda B. (Joao Oliveira, 46.), Dzsudzsák, Bódi (Bévárdi, 70.) – Bárány. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Cseke (4.), Cseri (10.), as well as Bárány (25.).

Yellow card: Drazic (2.), Pillár (32., 81.), Gomis (46.), Beriashvili (78.), Filip (87.), as well as Bódi (41.), Vajda B. (45.), Romanchuk (59.), Lagator (67.).

Dismissed: Pillár (81.).

On Tuesday evening, Loki stepped onto the pitch in Győr to secure a spot in the top 16, that is in the eight-final of the Hungarian Cup. As the leader of the second division, Győr seemed to be a strong opponent, having some well-known foreign players as well (e.g. Bumba, Skvarka etc.). Due to injury and illness, Márk Szécsi, Alexandros Kyziridis, Brandon Domingues, Alexander Mojzis and Máté Tuboly were missing but the others were ready for the match. Among the starting eleven were Marko Milosevic, Zsombor Bévárdi, Joao Oliveira and Andrija Majdevac too.

Loki started the match not so accurately but dynamically, and even though we were dominating, Győr was closer to scoring in the 8^th minute: Bumba shot from 20 meters and hit the crossbar. In the 11^th minute, Zsombor Bévárdi shot the ball over the goal from long distance, but after that the home team was dominating more during some parts of the match.

The first chance for Debrecen came in the 25^th minute, when Pap made a brilliant save to deny the 16-meter shot of Balázs Dzsudzsák. The game was equal, and the well-defending Győr became more enthusiastic. Until the break, the fight was the determining factor, no goals were scored. However, in the 45^th minute, Andrija Majdevac found himself in a one-on-one situation but the goalkeeper could save his shot.

At the beginning of the second half, there were no dangerous situations at either of the goals, then Csontos had a chance but the ball landed in the side of the net. On the other side, in the 56^th minute, the ball sped past János Ferenczi in the foreground of the goal line, intensifying the battle.

In the 64^th minute, Andrija Majdevac scored but it was ruled offside. Twenty minutes before the end, Ádám Bódi came on as a substitute (not long after, Donát Bárány too), and Loki tried to put a bigger pressure on Győr. In the 84^th minute, the decisive goal came when Donát Bárány headed the ball into the goal following a free-kick from Balázs Dzsudzsák, and the ball fell into the far corner (0-1).

Our team didn’t let go of the victory and secured a spot in the top 16 in the cup. The next match in the league will be on Saturday in Mezőkövesd.

According to the coach

Antonio Munoz: We started the match well and had our chances. From a tactical point of view, we played well but one set piece decided the match. We can be proud of our team and our fans as well.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to my players, they did a good job against a strong opponent. Győr was really motivated, they entered the match well and I told my players that it was like we were playing against a first-division team. In the halftime, we changed tactically, we could control the match better and even though both teams had their chances, we could score. We don’t have much time, we need to prepare for the game against Mezőkövesd.

Mol Hungarian Cup, qualifying to the top 16:

Győr-DVSC 0-1 (0-0).

Győr, 2873 spectators. Referee: Erdős J. (2^nd half: Pintér as Erdős got injured).

ETO FC Győr: Pap – Vera (Boldor, 65.), Keresztes (Hamed, 90.), Szujó (Szépe, 46.), Tóth R. (Vingler, 46.), Anton, Kovács M., Csontos, Riquelme (Diarra, 76.), Bumba, Skvarka. Head coach: Antonio Munoz.

DVSC: Milosevic – Kusnyir, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran (Varga J., 93.), Loncar – Bévárdi (Baranyai, 93.), Dzsudzsák (Dreskovic, 93.), Joao Oliveira (Bódi, 69.)- Majdevac (Bárány, 78.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Bárány (84.).

Yellow card: Vera (60.), as well as Loncar (31.), Ojediran (38.), Ferenczi (60.), Bévárdi (80.).

Stefan Loncar, the 27-year-old midfielder of DVSC, has received a call-up to the Montenegrin national team. Our player has already scored 4 goals in the current championship, and his national team counts on him in the European Championship qualifiers against Lithuania on November 16 at home and in the away match against Hungary on November 19. Stefan Loncar has already made 11 appearances for the Montenegrin national team.

The technical staff of Loki was not in an easy situation before the game against Puskás Akadémia. In addition to Meldin Dreskovic, who has been missing for a long time now, Alexandros Kyziridis and Brandon Domingues, who scored two goals against Fehérvár, also got injured, so the staff was not able to count on them during the rivalry game on Saturday.

At the beginning of the match, in the 5^th minute, Plsek found himself in a one-on-one situation but Balázs Megyeri brilliantly saved his close-range shot. DVSC tried to play in a tactical way, they had more ball possession than their opponent. In the 9^th minute, Soisola hit the post, so for some time, only the home team had chances. Then, the first chance for Debrecen came in the 14^th minute: after Botond Vajda’s dribbles and pass, Stefan Loncar shot from 16 meters but Markek dived to make a save.

Then, in the 16^th minute, Loki took the lead! Oleksandr Romanchuk burst forward, brilliantly set up Donát Bárány, who cleverly passed the ball to the centre, and Balázs Dzsudzsák was coming and he shot the ball into the goal from 7 meters (0-1).

In general, DVSC handled well the aggressive pressing of the opponent, and with a calm play, were looking for an opportunity to lead a quick attack. However, the home team had their chances as well, in the 27^th minute, for example, Balázs Megyeri had to save the powerful shot of Gruber from 14 meters. In the final minutes of the first half, Donát Bárány also scored but the goal was disallowed for offside. Nevertheless, Puskás equalized in the 38^th minute: Gruber broke free and scored a tremendous goal from 17 meters into the left side of the goal (1-1).  The teams went on a break with a draw, though Balázs Dzsudzsák curled the ball wide of the goal during extra time.

The second half started with the shot of Ojediran, which deflected. DVSC seemed to have more control of the field. Both teams attempted fewer shots on goal during this period, but in the 62^nd minute, Ádám Bódi took a shot, which Markek securely held onto.

In the 67^th minute, Zsombor Bévárdi and Joao Oliveira came on as substitutes. There was less excitement than in the first half, but towards the end of game, it became more intensive again. In the 82^nd minute, the home goalkeeper made a brilliant save to deny the 18-meter curl of Stefan Loncar, and shortly after that, Andrija Majdevac substituted Donát Bárány, who felt pain in his legs.

The result stayed the same, Loki earned a valuable point in Felcsút. We will continue in the Hungarian Cup on Tuesday evening in Győr.

According to the coach

Zsolt Hornyák: I’m a little bit sad because we should have used our chances more in the first half. Both teams played well, in the second half, DVSC didn’t let us get into the rhythm. It was a good match.

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was a really interesting match. We could see two different strategies, our build-up opposed to the defence and the transitions of Puskás. Even though we scored a goal in the first half, the home team was more successful in implementing their plan. We changed our positions for the second half, we became better and we could control the match more. Our attitude was good, we fought for the victory, but overall, I’m not unsatisfied.

OTP Bank Liga, round 11.

Puskás Akadémia-DVSC 1-1 (1-1).

Pancho Aréna, 1700 spectators. Referee: Pintér Cs.

Puskás Akadémia: Markek – Szolnoki, Golla, Stronati, Ormonde-Ottewill – Corbu, Favorov – Soisalo (Slagveer, 65.), Gruber (Colley, 65.), Nagy Zs. (Komáromi, 85.) – Plsek (Levi, 85.). Head coach: Hornyák Zsolt.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar – Vajda (Bévárdi, 67.), Dzsudzsák, Bódi (Joao Oliveira, 67.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 84.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Gruber (38.), as well as Dzsudzsák (16.).

Yellow card: Szolnoki (75.).

Alexander Mojzis and Joao Oliveira have recovered, and Dusan Lagator, whose dismissal ended, returned to the squad for the championship game against Fehérvár on Sunday. However, Alexandros Kyziridis has been injured recently, so similarly to Meldin Dreskovic and Christian Manrique, he was not able to play. Erik Kusnyir, who celebrated his 100^th match in the first division, and Balázs Megyeri, who celebrated his 50^th game, were also among the starting eleven.

Before the game, Ragazzi di Buda started in honour of the heroes of the 1956 revolution, many people joined to sing the popular song. The match started with a minute of silence: András Mezei, who was the player of DVSC, passed away recently at the age of 73. DVSC signed András Mezei in January 1968 from Kinizsi in Debrecen. He was the right-back of the team, which won the NB II championship in 1969.

At the beginning of the game, Loki pressed the opponent high, and in the 6^th minute, Donát Bárány scored at the end of a beautiful action. Balázs Dzsudzsák made a beautiful pass to Brandon Domingues, who delivered a good cross to the middle and Donát Bárány didn’t make a mistake from close range. The assistant raised his flag for an offside but the VAR ascertained that it was not, so DVSC took the lead (1-0).

Later, Levente Szabó tried to equalize but Balázs Megyeri confidently saved his shot in the 12^nd minute, and our team dominated. By the middle of the first half, the game became more equal, and in the 23^rd minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák shot wide of the goal from 17 meters.

The game was exciting, both teams gave their best. And the next Loki goal came in the 33^rd minute! Donát Bárány took the ball on the right wing, he went on with a nice dribble, made a cross and Brandon Domingues scored from 5 meters (2-0). Thus, Brandon Domingues finished the first half with an assist and a goal, moreover, Stefan Loncar also had a clear-cut chance to score but the goalkeeper saved his shot. The audience could applaud a superbly playing DVSC.

After the break, Fehérvár pulled one back already in the 46^th minute, Kodro made a through pass to Levente Szabó, who appeared in a one-on-one situation and rolled the ball next to Balázs Megyeri (2-1). Concerning the image of the game, it was somehow unexpected, but Loki quickly managed to organize its lines. In the 50^th minute, Tóth saved another shot of Brandon Domingues, and not long after, Megyeri blocked Kalmár’s powerful shot.

Zsombor Bévárdi came on as a substitute for the last 30 minutes (then Andrija Majdevac, Botond Vajda, Alexander Mojzis and Ádám Bódi also came for the endgame). Stefan Loncar could have scored again in the 61^st minute, but the goalkeeper of Fehérvár saved his shot from 11 meters. Then, in the 71^st minute, DVSC decided the match: after a quick attack, Stefan Loncar passed the ball to Brandon Domingues, who broke into the box, executed some nice dribbles and shot the ball into the near post (3-1).

No questions were left for the endgame (however, we could have scored more goals in the final minutes), so DVSC earned 3 important points with their good play. We will continue on Saturday in Felcsút.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: The most important thing is that we won the match. There was pressure on us because we were not able to win in the last 4 rounds. We lost some easy balls, mainly in the first half, maybe because of this pressure. The leading goal and the second one helped us, but we were shocked when we conceded one after the break. I’m proud of the guys as they could stay stable and we could have scored even more.

Bartosz Grzelak: We didn’t start the match well, we were too slow in decision-making. We were able to change this, we pulled one back but after that we played too openly.

OTP Bank Liga, round 10.

DVSC-Fehérvár FC 3-1 (2-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 5870 spectators. Referee: Berke B.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyír, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar (Mojzis, 85.) – Szécsi (Bévárdi, 60.), Dzsudzsák (Bódi, 85.), Domingues (Vajda, 76.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 76.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Fehérvár: Tóth B. – Bese (Kastrati, 67.), Csongvai, Serafimov, Gergényi – Flores, Katona M. (Christensen, 78.), Kalmár, Schön – Szabó L. (Karamoko, 80.), Kodro. Head coach: Bartosz Grzelak.

Goal: Bárány (6.), Domingues (33., 71.), as well as Szabó L. (46.).

Yellow card: Ojediran (35.), as well as Szabó L. (14.), Serafimov (56.), Karamoko (90.).