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.).

The management of DVSC extended contract with their striker Donát Bárány. The 23-year-old homegrown player, who has become the favorite of a lot of supporters, has already scored two memorable goals in this season against MTK and Diósgyőr too.

“It is a great honour that the club offered me a new contract. I feel good at DVSC and I will do my best to repay the trust of the management and the fans with a strong performance,” said Donát Bárány, who signed his contract until 2026.

Congratulations to our striker!

Halloween family day at Nagyerdei Stadium!

Trick or treat! Before the DVSC-Fehérvár match on Sunday, October 22, families are welcome at the stadium from 12:00. There will be a pumpkin contest and the representatives of DVSC will be on site to evaluate the efforts and choose the winner of the competition.

Hurry up to register your family for the competition as places are limited and only 10 families can participate. For registration please follow the link.

Grab your masks and costumes and come to Nagyerdei Stadium, to Red & White!
See you there!

The 2-2 draw against Ferencváros will stay memorable for two of our young players.

The 19-year-old Botond Vajda was back on track after a few weeks’ recovery from his injury, moreover, he was on the pitch from the first minute. The talented midfielder spent one half on the pitch and due to his goal, Loki pulled one back during the extra time following the first half. This was Botond Vajda’s first goal in NBI.  

Another great news is that our midfielder Máté Tuboly, who has recently become eighteen, played as a substitute against Ferencváros. Thus, he made his debut in the first division.

Congratulations to both of our players!

The technical staff of Loki was not in an easy situation before the Sunday’s match against Ferencváros, who is the title defender and leader of the table, as Meldin Dreskovic, Alexander Mojzis, Christian Manrique and Joao Oliveira were injured, while Dusan Lagator was missing because of suspension. After all, Loki stepped onto the pitch at Groupama Arena with Erik Kusnyir playing as centre-back, while Nimród Baranyai and Botond Vajda were also in the starting XI.

The match wouldn’t have started worse: by the 16^th second, DVSC already conceded a goal after a defending mistake, when Marquinhos headed the ball from 11 meters over the goalkeeper of Debrecen who came out of the goal (1-0). It was not easy to come back after this punch but our players did everything that they could. The play was equal in the next minutes, however, in the 18^th minute, Balázs Megyeri had to make a big save to deny Abu Fani’s shot.

After that, our defence was shaken again, when after some turmoil following a corner-kick in the 19^th minute, Sammy Mmaee nodded the ball below the bar (2-0). From this time onward, not many people thought that we had a chance to earn points, however, in the 24^th minute, Oleksandr Romanchuk shot just over the goal, then Donát Bárány was tackled in the last moment.

In the second part of the first half, we had less chances (Dibusz denied the close spin of Bárány). DVSC tried to win most of the duels and we managed to do that in some places. We were able to pull one back until the break: at the end of a wise free-kick combination, Botond Vajda shot the ball into the net from 6 meters (2-1).

Both teams made substitutions for the second half, Zsombor Bévárdi and Márk Szécsi came to join our team. Stefan Loncar almost equalized quickly with a close-range shot but Dibusz was able to punch away the ball. The fight was on, the atmosphere was hot and our team decently fought.

In the 60^th minute, Balázs Megyeri had to deny the long-range shot of Botka, then the equalizer came in the 64^th minute! At the end of a quick attack, Brandon Domingues broke into the box, dribbled his defender and shot towards the left side of the goal, so the home goalkeeper could only hit the ball (2-2).

In the final minutes, FTC increased the pressure but DVSC also managed to create dangerous situations. Andrija Majdevac came on as a substitute (then Alexandros Kyziridis and Máté Tuboly at the very end), and the game was exciting. The home team scored an offside goal, then came the endgame, during which Loki did everything that they could (Lisztes was even sent-off) and after the tough start, we deserved to earn this valuable point.

According to the coach

According to the statement of FTC, Dejan Stankovic lost his voice and the assistant coach Leandro spoke at the press conference: It was an intense match. We were leading 2-0 but we didn’t win, it can happen sometimes. Perhaps we thought that we already posess the 3 points. We should not have let the victory slip through our fingers.

Srdjan Blagojevic: It was not easy to play, a lot of players were missing from the squad, moreover, we were at a disadvantage already in the first minute. I asked the players to be themselves no matter who we are up against. After the shock of the first 20 minutes, a small miracle happened, the players were brave and they deserve to be praised. They were wonderful!

OTP Bank Liga, round 9.

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

Groupama Arena, 12 793 spectators. Referee: Farkas Á.

FTC: Dibusz – Makreckis (Botka, 46.), S. Mmaee (Cissé, 46.), Ramirez, Wingo – Sigér, Abu Fani – Zachariassen (Owusu, 82.), Ben Romdhan (Pesic, 70.), Marquinhos (Lisztes, 70.) – Varga B. Head coach: Dejan Stankovic.

DVSC: Megyeri – Baranyai (Bévárdi, 46.)), Kusnyir, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar – Vajda (Szécsi, 46.), Dzsudzsák (Tuboly, 90.), Domingues (Kyziridis, 81.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 72.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Marquinhos (1.), S Mmaee (19.), as well as Vajda (45+3.), Domingues (64.).

Yellow card: Abu Fani (36.), S. Mmaee (37.), Wingo (52.), Pesic (86.), Lisztes (92, 94..), as well as Ojediran (11.), Bárány (57.), Romanchuk (78.), Bévárdi (85.).

Dismissal: Lisztes (94.).

In 2023, DVSC has performed exceptionally well so far, securing a bronze medal in the championship, earning the right to participate in international cups, and starting the current competition strongly, basically without any setbacks. However, our team lost the last three games in the championship, which was not usual in the previous period. Managing director of DVSC, Balázs Makray analysed the situation.

“A defeat never comes at the right time, not to speak about three in a row. Despite this fact, we stick to what we’ve said earlier and our official communication is always the same since our new owner has arived. Namely: this is a construction process and now we are probably in the middle of it. There aren’t any setbacks in this project. The previous season was wonderful, we deserved the bronze medal but maybe it was a little bit unexpected. We have never said or will say that our team is the champion. We claim that we are going through a process of development, the aim of which is to earn the right to participate in international cups every year. Perhaps, our goals changed concerning the fact that last year we were fighting to avoid relegation, while now we are setting some higher aims with our present squad and technical staff. This is basically to be among the top 6 teams and to perform as well in the Hungarian Cup as we can. We are not far from achieving our goals as it is obvious that we are far from the relegation zone, we are among the top teams on the table and we have 5 points more than what we had during this time of the championship last year. If you’re a bit familiar with the Hungarian championship, consisting of 12 teams, you exactly know that almost anyone can beat anyone anywhere within the OTP Bank Liga. Sometimes you win three games in a row, sometimes you lose three. We have experienced both in this season”, said Balázs Makray. The managing director also talked about the factors that influence our performance.

“The most important thing is to be aware of our knowledge, our situation, our goals, to concentrate on the main tasks and do everything for the club, the supporters and ourselves as well. The previous week was not the most successful for us but we cannot say that the players didn’t do everything. The technical staff constantly analyses the data, based on which it is revealed that our guys put maximum effort not only against Újpest. We have to face some barriers that were not present during the last season. I’m referring to injuries, and currently, important players have fallen out of the line-up, making their replacement the most challenging since there have been times when we filled in for those who got injured with the players who are currently missing. It is a problem for us as we cannot count on centre-backs, defending midfielders and earlier, János Ferenczi was also injured. The good news is that sooner or later everybody will be back on track. Outsiders can also sense that there are some factors that we cannot influence and recently, we haven’t been the ones who benefitted from these situations. Just as we want consistency from ourselves, we also want to ask for consistency from others in every round. In our recent matches, there were some same situations, in which not the same decisions were made. In both cases, these decisions had a determining impact on the outcome of the match and unfortunately, not for our advantage. Regardless of the results during the last week, the management and the owner of the club have full trust both in the team and the staff, which was reassured by our president towards the squad and the staff before the game against Újpest. What concerns the future, we are disciplined and hopeful too. It is a long-term process, there are some ups and downs but neither the road nor the championship is over yet. The result of any championship does not get decided in the 8^th round. We would like to thank our fans for their devoted support. In the game against Újpest, they were our 12^th or basically 11^th player! We respectfully ask our fans once again to continue loving this team with such passion. From our side, we are devoted to continue the development of this club, we believe that this process is positive and DVSC is on its way to the place that it deserves to be at”, said Balázs Makray.

The Loki-Újpest match started in an atmosphere worthy of a real rivalry game, our fans showed a lot of support. Still, a lot of injured players, such as Meldin Dreskovic, Alexander Mojzis, Joao Oliveira and Christian Manrique were out of the squad. However, Balázs Megyeri was back on track, while Ádám Bódi and Márk Szécsi, as a striker, were also in the starting eleven.

The match started with a minute of silence: the teams, the staff and supporters paid tribute to the memory of the mother of DVSC’s President, Ike Thierry Zaengel, who passed away recently.

At the beginning of the match, Ljujic got injured, we could see some quick attacks from Újpest and in the 13^th minute, Loki was outnumbered as the referee sent off Dusan Lagator, who, in his opinion, made a fault as the last player in front of the goal. So, it was definitely not the best start but our team took the fight with 10 men as well.

Obviously, Újpest had more possession as they were in numerical superiority but they were not really able to shoot at our goal. On the other side of the pitch, Ádám Bódi curled the ball wide of the goal in the 31^st minute, then Balázs Dzudzsák unleashed a shot that went over the goal. There were no bigger chances in the final minutes of the first half and no goals were scored until the break.

The game remained unchanged in the first part of the second half, the guest team tried to press us but we stood still. For example, in the 47^th minute, Balázs Megyeri made a huge save to deny Ambrose’s header from close-range.

As time passed, the game became more intense, and during Ádám Bódi’s chance only the precision of the last pass was missing for a home goal. DVSC was strongly defending and in the meantime, Brandon Domingues, then Donát Bárány and Zsombor Bévárdi also came on as substitutes.

Then, Loki took the lead during the endgame! Hamzat Ojediran made a through pass to Erik Kusnyir, who broke into the box, then beautifully shot the ball into the goal next to Banai (1-0). After this, Balázs Megyeri saved Ambrose’s header once again, but in the 80^th minute, Mörschel headed the ball into the bottom left corner after a corner-kick (1-1).

The last minutes of the game were full of excitement, and in the 88^th minute, we conceded one more goal: after some confusion, Mörschel found the net once again, scoring from close-range (1-2). This goal decided the match.

We will continue on next Sunday at the home of Ferencváros.

According to the coach

Srdjan Blagojevic: It is a really difficult moment for us, emotions are on the highest level. We played 3 days ago, now we played 77 minutes with one man down but the guys did everything to fight. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the reward. I’m sad because of the players, we took the lead but perhaps, we were too tired, so we couldn’t keep our advantage.

Nebojsa Vignjevic: It is an important victory for us, it’s never easy to play in Debrecen, not even when we are in overload. Congratulations to my players but I would also like to congratulate to Debrecen for their fighting spirit and for the good match.

OTP Bank Liga, round 8.

DVSC-Újpest 1-2 (0-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 6645 spectators. Referee: Bogár G.

DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Romanchuk, Lagator, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar – Kyziridis (Bévárdi, 71.), Dzsudzsák (Bárány, 71.), Bódi (Domingues, 62.) – Szécsi. Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Újpest: Banai – Kastrati, Fehér Cs., Hall, Pauljevic – Onovo, Jürgens (Ambrose, 46.) – Kiss T. (Ganea, 78.), Tajti, Csoboth (Simon K., 60.) – Ljujic (Mack, 4., Mörschel, 60.)). Head coach: Nebojsa Vignjevic.

Goal: Kusnyir (74.), as well as Mörschel (80., 88.).

Yellow card: Ferenczi (21.), Kyziridis (45+1.), Bódi (on the bench, 84.), as well as Mack (53.), Ganea (92.).

Dismissal: Lagator (13.).

DVSC has adopted and embraced the three-member red panda family of Zoo Debrecen. The solemn adoption ceremony of the red pandas from Debrecen Zoo, namely Maci, Pandita and their first offspring Mei, born on June 18, was held on Friday in Nagyerdő. DVSC Futball Zrt. joined the circle of foster parents and tries to contribute to the well-being of these wonderful animals in Debrecen.