On Monday evening, the draw for the 4th round of the MOL Hungarian Cup was completed in the studio of M4 Sport. DVSC will play against ETO FC Győr away for a spot among the best 16. Official match-day: November 1.
In the previous cup series, our team clashed with Győr too and after the extra time, we won 2-1. Since then, our opponent has strengthened a lot, there are a lot of foreigners within their team and they are also the favourite in the second league.
On Saturday afternoon, Loki entered the pitch, determined to win, at the home of the third-division Eger in the 3rd qualifying round of the MOL Hungarian Cup. Balázs Dzsudzsák and Balázs Megyeri were not playing this time and some players were out of the squad because of injury. In the starting eleven were Marko Milosevic, Zsombor Bévárdi, József Varga, Ádám Bódi, Hamzat Ojediran, Andrija Majdevic and János Ferenczi, who has already recovered from his injury.
A lot of supporters accompanied the team to the match, at the beginning of which DVSC tried to break through the defensive wall of Eger. Despite our dominance, Eger took the lead in the 10th minute: after a corner-kick, Balázs headed the ball into the net (1-0). Thus, we were in front of a big challenge, but we were not afraid to fight.
In the 20th minute, Oleksandr Romanchuk headed the ball across the pitch close to the opponent’s goal and Bévárdi almost scored. However, the equalizer came only in the 36th minute: after János Ferenczi’s cross, Brandon Domingues headed the ball into the right corner of the goal from 10 meters (1-1). No more goals were scored until the halftime.
At the beginning of the second half, we were trying to score again but without any success. In the 61st minute, Alexandros Kyziridis came on as a substitute and our team tried to increase the pace on the bumpy pitch. In the 72nd minute, Dusan Lagator missed a chance, then in the 74th minute, we hit the crossbar.
In the 81st minute, János Ferenczi headed over the goal, then Márk Szécsi, Stefan Loncar and Christian Manrique also came on as substitutes. In the 88th minute, after a corner-kick, Oleksandr Romanchuk headed the ball into the goal of Eger from close-range (1-2), so we qualified to the next round.
Loki won, so we will continue the championship on next Saturday at Diósgyőr.
MOL Hungarian Cup, qualification to the best 32:
Eger SE (NB III.)-DVSC 1-2 (1-1).
Eger, 500 spectators. Referee: Takács T.
Eger: Iváncsics – Dulló, Géringer, Nagy-Kolozsvári (Jónyer, 76.), Nagy Á., Debreceni, Farkas (Schmidt, 76.), Balázs, Kispál, Kovács D., Juhász. Head coach: János Lázok.
DVSC: Milosevic – Baranyai, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Varga J. (Manrique, 83.), Ojediran (Loncar, 83.) – Bévárdi, Domingues (Kusnyír, 91.), Bódi (Kyziridis, 61.) – Majdevac (Szécsi, 83.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.
Goal: Balázs (10.) as well as Domingues (36.), Romanchuk (88.).
Yellow card: Ojediran (44.).
The series of international matches has come to an end, and once again, club football is in the centre of attention around the world as well as in Hungary. In the upcoming weeks, DVSC faces a significant challenge, playing three consecutive away games (Eger, Diósgyőr, Paks), then hosting Újpest at home. Head coach of DVSC, Srdjan Blagojevic shared his thoughts on this period for dvsc.hu.
On Saturday, Loki enters the Hungarian Cup, playing away against Eger at 3 pm. What kind of game do you expect?
“The cup competition is always interesting because it provides a great opportunity for teams, which are weaker on paper, to reach the very end and emerge as winners from the duel against “stronger teams”. Last year’s experience in the Hungarian Cup confirms that. The first evidence is the final, in which ZTE and Budafok played against each other, and the second, perhaps the biggest one, is the relegation of Ferencváros against a third league club. It’s a very interesting competition that challenges not only the technical and tactical quality of the team but also its psychological stability and level of seriousness. We respect our future opponent, they will certainly be highly motivated and we are aware of the fact that it will be a big test for us. I don’t think that it will be easy for us at all and none of us have written a victory in advance. We need a serious approach and attitude in order to turn our quality into a victory.”
After the great start, three away games are in front of the team.
“We passed the first stage, which was quite tiring and demanding. We have finished our European tour for this season but the domestic competitions are ahead of us. We are in a good starting position but we have to admit that the fact that we played all the matches at home helped us a lot to be on the top of the table right now. On the other hand, everything that was done at the beginning of the season deserves a lot of respect. However, we all know that the next situation is always the most important and we always depend on the next game. Thus, we have to prove ourselves week by week. A block of away games are ahead of us, against serious opponents. It will be a big challenge for us, and at the same time, an opportunity to try to strengthen what we have achieved so far.”
There are some injured players, such as Meldin Dreskovic, Alexander Mojzis, and earlier Joao Oliveira and Botond Vajda also got injured. How can this situation be managed?
“We have the misfortune that some of our players are injured, which is problematic regarding our planning, as well as the departure of some players who helped us significantly in the previous period. New players need time for adaptation but all newcomers went through this in the previous period. Only hard, persistent work, with necessary patience and support can help us to fulfill our ambitions. I would like to emphasize the necessary support of everyone who can help because we all have a common desire.”
The Hungarian and Serbian national teams play in the same group of the European Championship qualifiers and in Belgrad, Hungary won 2-1. How do you see the chances as a Serbian coach, working in Hungary?
“I would like to congratulate Hungary on the victory, it was deserved. I hope that Serbia will make a better impression in Budapest. What I commented before the game, came true. Serbia has greater individual quality, while Hungary has better organization and a more positive atmosphere around its team. The latter decided the winner of the first-leg. However, I am sure that both national teams will qualify for the European Championship. For me, as a man who is from Serbia and works with pleasure and pride in Hungary, that would be a great pleasure.”
Matches of the national teams are over, so let’s sum up the results. The U21 Hungarian national team played two European Championship qualifiers, they beat Kazakhstan 2-0 at home and Malta 3-0 away. Nimród Baranyai, the player of DVSC, didn’t get a role this time.
However, Stefan Loncar played on both European Championship qualifiers of the Montenegrin national team. First, it was a 2-2 draw against Lithuania away (the midfielder of Loki came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute), then Montenegro won 2-1 in a fierce fight against Bulgaria. Stefan Loncar was in the starting eleven against Bulgaria and he made a great performance.
The U18 (2006) Hungarian national team is going to play a preparation match against Bosnia-Herzegovina between September 17 and 20.
Our 17-year-old goalkeeper Márk Engedi and our defender Csaba Hornyák, who is also 17, received a call-up to the national team. Good luck, guys!
On Sunday evening, there was a clash between the bronze and the silver medallist of the previous season, a rivalry game between DVSC and Kecskemét at Nagyerdei Stadium. Botond Vajda and Joao Oliveira were out of the squad because of their injuries, while Andrija Majdevac, the latest signing of DVSC, was not part of the squad yet, but János Ferenczi was sitting on the bench. Among the starting eleven were Oleksandr Romanchuk, Márk Szécsi and Ádám Bódi as well.
It was already obvious at the beginning of the match that both teams were going to have a difficult job, there were some serious duels on the midfield. In the 7th minute, Stefan Loncar a shot over the goal, then Kecskemét scored an offside goal. In the 10th minute, after Donát Bárány’s backheel pass, Balázs Dzsudzsák shot wide from a sharp angle. By the middle of the first half, the play of DVSC became more organized, our team led several nice attacks.
Yet, it was still not easy to get close to the opponent’s box but Kecskemét faced the same problem on the other side of the pitch. In the final minutes of the first half, in the 39th minute, Ádám Bódi shot from a good position but into the goalkeeper’s hands. Not long after, Márk Szécsi appeared in a clear-cut chance but he rolled the ball wide off the goal, then Balázs Megyeri made a brilliant save to deny a header. Thus, the teams went on a break without any goals scored. Before the halftime, Alexander Mojzis got injured, so Meldin Dreskovic came on as a substitute for the second half.
The battle on the pitch continued, players had to fight for the ball. In the 55th minute, Krisztofer Horváth shot over the goal from distance, but overall, mostly DVSC was dominating. Our players put a lot of energy into the game, and in the 59th minute, Stefan Loncar shot wide from 20 meters. Then, in the 62nd minute, Loki took the lead! Donát Bárány got the ball within the box, took it to the baseline, made a nice pass and Loncar confidently converted the clear-cut chance (1-0).
Moreover, in the 66th minute, Loki was leading by two goals! Balázs Dzsudzsák made a through pass to Erik Kusnyír, who dribbled the ball through the midfield and fired a shot into the bottom right corner from 11 meters (2-0). The team had to maintain the concentration but the fate of the game was already decided. DVSC won 4 out of 5 league matches and is leading the table during the international break. Our next game is going to take place on September 16, when we play against Eger in the Hungarian Cup.
According to the coach
Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to my players, they were amazing regarding the tactics and the energy as well. It was one of our best matches since I work in Debrecen. We played against a very good team, leaded by a very good coach. It was a demanding game but we deserved to win. We had an idea, a plan, to which the players stuck until the end, even when we changed. I would to thank the fans for their support and I would like to ask them not to scold when they players do mistakes. We are not the best team, I’m not the best coach but we work hard in order to succeed.
István Szabó: In my opinion, the first half could be considered as equal, there was a good pace and a lot of duels. In the second half, Debrecen imposed their will on us, and we made a few mistakes in positioning. It hurts me that after the break, we lacked creativity in our attacks. DVSC deserved the victory.
OTP Bank Liga, round 6.
DVSC-Kecskemét 2-0 (0-0).
Nagyerdei Stadium, 4521 spectators. Referee: Pintér.
DVSC: Megyeri – Kusnyir, Romanchuk, Mojzis (Dreskovic, 46.), Manrique – Lagator, Loncar – Szécsi (Kyziridis, 86.), Dzsudzsák (Ojediran, 93.), Bódi (Baranyai, 86.) – Bárány (Varga J., 91.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.
Kecskemét: Varga B. – Szűcs K., Belényesi, Szalai G. – Nagy K. (Májer, 67.), Szendrei Á (Zsótér, 61.)., Vágó (Pálinkás, 84.), Szuhodovszki, Leoni (Zeke, 46.) – Horváth K., Tóth B. (Kiss B., 84.). Head coach: Szabó István.
Goal: Loncar (62.), Kusnyir (66.).
Yellow card: Loncar (71.), as well as Leoni (10.), Szuhodovszki (83.).
DVSC signed 26-year-old Andrija Majdevac. Last season, the 186 cm tall striker played in the Serbian first division team Novi Pazar, where he scored 12 goals and made 3 assists in 26 league matches.
Andrija Majdevac, the former youth national team player, is Serbian Napredak raised. He also played in Balzan FC in Malta (47 games / 28 goals), AEL Limassol in Cyprus (37/9) and Ethnikos in Greece (17/6).
Welcome to DVSC!
Antonio Mance leaves DVSC. The 28-year-old Croatian striker arrived at Loki in winter 2023, scoring 2 goals in 17 league matches and 1 in the Hungarian Cup. The player will continue his career at Zalaegerszeg.
We wish Antonio Mance good luck in his future career!
For students of the University of Debrecen, tickets for the DVSC-Kecskemét match, starting at 7.30 pm on Sudnay, unitedly cost 100 HUF to the university sectors (D7-D8).
University tickets can be bought online at www.nagyerdeistadion.hu, only with the amount loaded on your UniPass card, following login with your university user ID.
You can recharge the balance of your UniPass card through the following application:
Iphone: https://apps.apple.com/hu/app/unipass/id1245320977?l=hu
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.move2m.unipass
DVSC signed Máté Tuboly on loan from ETO FC Győr. Despite his young age, the 18-year-old defensive midfielder has already played in 49 league matches, scoring 2 goals and giving 4 assists.
Máté Tuboly has already made 5 appearances in the U19 national team, scoring one 1 goal there as well.
Welcome to Loki!
European Championship qualifiers await the U21 national team: on September 7, Zoltán Gera’s team will play against Kazakhstan in Szeged, starting at 17:45, while on September 12, they will face Malta away. Nimród Baranyai, the 20-year-old homegrown player of DVSC, is also part of the squad, and he can join the U21 national team in Telki after Loki’s match against Kecskemét on Sunday.
On Monday evening, the draw for the 3rd round of the MOL Hungarian Cup was finalized in the studio of M4. DVSC will play against Eger (NB III) away for a spot among the top 32 teams.
Official match-day: September 16.
