Loki missed a lot of injured players, namely Balázs Megyeri, Meldin Dreskovic, Alexander Mojzis, Christian Manrique and Joao Oliveira in the championship game against Paks on Wednesday. This was a postponed match from the 2^nd round, so now our team has reached the others regarding the number of matches played. After all, Zsombor Bévárdi and József Varga were also among the starting eleven.

A difficult game was expected, at the beginning of which there was a hard fight and intensive attacks from our side. DVSC was dominating more, we had several chances but we needed a little bit more accuracy in front of the goal.

After a short quarter of an hour, the game became more equal. Moreover, in the 14^th minute, Paks took the lead: after a cross from the right side, Windecker was left unattended and headed the ball into the goal from close-range (1-0). After that, Loki tried to put more pressure on the opponent but mostly the home team had its way.

In the second part of the first half, our play improved and in the 29^th minute, Brandos Domingues headed over the goal just a little. Not long after, Szappanos took the ball in the last minute from Donát Bárány. In the 40^th minute, after Oleksandr Romanchuk’s header, the defenders could save even from the goal line, so we were not able to equalize.

At the begging of the second half, DVSC tried to improve its effectiveness but had to pay attention to the counter-attacks of Paks. In the 54^th minute, Donát Bárány headed wide of the goal from 10 meters. Even though we were dominating, there were still a lot of inaccuracies.

In the 61^st minute, Norbert Könyves found himself in a clear-cut chance and shot the ball into the goal within the legs of our goalkeeper from 13 meters (2-0). So, Loki was in a difficult situation and it was clear that we would need a feat just to gain some points.

Ádám Bódi, Márk Szécsi and Hamzat Ojediran came on as substitutes for the last 30 minutes. DVSC made a lot of efforts during the endgame as well, but our team was not able to score this time, so we had to leave without points.

We will continue against Újpest on Saturday at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

György Bognár: I think we deserved the victory as we were more aggressive and united. Even though Debrecen was playing better at some point, they didn’t have huge chances. I’m satisfied with the team.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to Paks. We entered the match well and played according to our plan, then we conceded the first goal. We were aware of the fact that Paks is dangerous from the crosses but we were not able to react well. Today we played better than in the spring when we played a 0-0 draw or when we won 2-1 at home, but that’s football. We were punished for our mistakes. I cannot say that we were playing well as we lost but I told the players to keep their heads up because we have another match on Saturday. We mainly had problems with finishing.

OTP Bank Liga, postponed match from the 2^nd round.

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

Paks, 1980 spectators. Referee: Bognár T.

Paks: Szappanos – Szélpál (Lenzsér, 46.), Kinyik, Szabó J. – Kovács K., Windecker, Papp K., Mezei (Horváth K., 82.), Silye (Osváth, 74.) – Haraszti (Hahn, 63.), Könyves (Böde, 63.). Head coach: Bognár György.

DVSC: Milosevic – Kusnyír, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi (Baranyai, 89.) – Varga J. (Ojediran, 66.), Loncar – Bévárdi (Szécsi, 66.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 66.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 87.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Windecker (14.), Könyves (61.).

Yellow card: Kinyik (52.), Papp K. (69.), as well as Lagator (59.), Bárány (68.), Szécsi (76.).

Stefan Loncar, the 27-year-old midfielder of DVSC, has received a call-up again to the Montenegrin national team. The player has already scored 4 goals in the current championship, and his national team counts on him in the preparation match against Lebanon on October 12 and the European Championship qualifier against Serbia on October 17. Stefan Loncar has already made 10 appearances for the Montenegrin national team.

We wish our player good luck to the international games!

In the rivalry game against Miskolc, Loki missed a lot of injured players, such as Balázs Megyeri, Christian Manrique, Botond Vajda and Joao Oliveira. Among the starting eleven was Hamzat Ojediran, Dusan Lagator and Oleksandr Romanchuk were on the defensive line, while Donát Bárány was responsible for scoring up front.

The match started in a real football atmosphere as in the 5^th minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák shot from distance and the goalkeeper of Diósgyőr could save only by punching the ball away. In the first 15 minutes, we were dominating and had more ball possession. The ultras of both teams were cheering for one another, and the first bigger chance came in the 20^th minute, when Donát Bárány shot from 14 meters but Sentic made a brilliant save.

However, in the 24^th minute, Diósgyőr could have scored but Edomwonyi missed from close range after a rebounded ball. At that point, the game on the pitch was balanced but the opponent took the lead. In the 31^st minute, Holdampf stepped behind our defenders and shot from 6 meters (1-0).

In the final minutes of the first half, Loki tried to put some pressure on the opponent. Even though Stefan Loncar was close to scoring in the 45^th minute, we didn’t manage to equalize until the break. Instead, the team conceded another goal in extra time as Pernambuco capitalized on a major defensive mistake, converting his one-on-one opportunity (2-0).

For the second half, Márk Szécsi and Ádám Bódi came on as substitutes and DVSC tried to make a comeback. In the 47^th minute, Hamzat Ojediran headed over the goal after a corner-kick, then the goalkeeper of Diósgyőr saved Balázs Dzsudzsák’s free-kick from 30 meters. At that time, we were obviously dominating but Sentic could save Stefan Loncar’s shot too.

There were a lot of excitements as Diósgyőr was also dangerous from counterattacks. In the 62^nd minute, Sentic saved another shot of Balázs Dzsudzsák. Loki’s performance got better, and the goal came in the 64^th minute, when Donát Bárány converted János Ferenczi’s cross and shot the ball into the net with his heel (2-1).

The game became open again, and the final minutes seemed to be even more tense. That’s how it was: in the 73^rd minute, Donát Bárány almost doubled, then Andrija Majdevac came on as a substitute. In the 87^th minute, Stefan Loncar hit the right post, DVSC pressed the opponent very much, but we were not able to equalize. Moreover, Acolatse’s goal decided everything at the end (3-1).

We will continue away against Paks on Wednesday.

According to the coach

Sergei Kuznecov: It was a good match. We played well in the first half, but DVSC took over the control in the second half. Our goalkeeper’s great performance was quite necessary for the victory.

Srdjan Blagojevic: Congratulations to DVTK. In the first half, we were not playing seriously. We cannot allow this to happen, it seemed like we were playing a friendly match. It’s not even because of the two goals that we conceded but because of the energy that we lacked. After the break, we showed that we could play well against a good team, but the first half decided today’s game.

OTP Bank Liga, round 7.

Diósgyőr-DVSC 3-1 (2-0).

DVTK Stadium, 9518 spectators. Referee: Berke.

Diósgyőr: Sentic – Gera D., Szatmári Cs. (Brankov, 76.), Bárdos, Stephen – Vallejo, Holdampf (Klimovic, 76.), Pozeg Vancas, Pernambuco (Acolatse, 60.) – Lukács (Jurek, 90.), Edomwonyi (Jurina, 60.). Head coach: Sergei Kuznecov.

DVSC: Milosevic – Kusnyír, Lagator, Romanchuk, Ferenczi – Ojediran, Loncar – Kyziridis (Szécsi, 46.), Dzsudzsák, Domingues (Bódi, 46.) – Bárány (Majdevac, 78.). Head coach: Srdjan Blagojevic.

Goal: Holdampf (31.), Pernambuco (45+2.), Acolatse (92.), as well as Bárány (64.).

Yellow card: Szatmári Cs. (49.), Gera D. (53.), Jurina (88.).

The first part of the season ended with the international break, and the next few weeks hold significant challenges for DVSC. Sporting director Hayk Hovakimyan told dvsc.hu about the recent period and the future as well.

“First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the fans for their amazing support throughout our European journey. Huge respect to all the fans that traveled to Armenia and Austria. I was very sorry to hear that some of our supporters were stuck in Vienna on their way to Yerevan because of a flight delay. On behalf of the whole club, I would like to thank those more than 27,000 fans who supported the team at Nagyerdei Stadium. A few months have passed since my last interview and now it’s time to have a sincere conversation again. There is nothing to hide, so we have collected the questions that may interest our readers. Let’s go!”

The summer transfer window period was quite long and it may be interesting for the fans to know how the club works during the transfer window. Can you share more details?

“The summer transfer window was really long and exhausting but, in my opinion, DVSC had a very balanced and rational transfer campaign. We started the work a few months ago. Together with the head of the scouting department Bence Gulácsi, we had discussions with the head coach to know the positions that needed to be strengthened. He gave us characteristics of the players he wanted to see in those positions.

Before signing a player, we consider numerous conditions. At first, we check if we have a player in the same position in our second team. After that we analyze the Hungarian market, only then the foreign market.We have a fixed strategy regarding foreign players. Of course, there might be some exceptions, but we don’t plan to sign a foreigner who is over 27. I hope it is useful information for those agents who want to work with us.

A football club is like a living organism, inside of which keeping harmony and balance is of vital importance. Due to this, before signing a new player to our family, we try to gather maximum information not only about his professional qualities but also about his personality. If I go into more details, I can tell that we analyze everything, even the social media pages. Considering all the information that we have, we make a portrait based on his personality traits. Before choosing a player, we make sure that his game is entertaining to watch, his attitude is exemplary, that he is the one that kids who come to Nagyerdei Stadium can admire and look up to.

We work in two directions: the first one is our everyday work with the scouting department. In the previous interview, I already mentioned that we have recently launched a scouting department. Our regional scouts do the research, they upload their scouting reports to a special platform and update their lists after each game. I constantly keep track of this procedure and get in touch with the players’ agents immediately to gather all the information. Close interaction with the agents is the second direction. We receive a huge number of requests every day, the hardest task is to filter them. If we receive a profile of someone playing in the championships covered by our scouts, we immediately consult them, and me and Bence took over the other profiles.”

During the summer transfer window, the core of the squad didn’t change, but of course, there were some departures and valuable players arrived. How would you assess the quality of the squad at the moment?

“In my opinion, we have quite a balanced squad with equivalent substitutions. We have a depth in the squad. Our priority task was to keep the core of the squad, which also concerned the extension of the contracts of the coaching staff. I believe that we have succeeded in establishing competition among the players because I’m sure that for them it’s possible to grow only in that type of environment.

Overall, I’m very confident and happy about the squad that we have now. I don’t want to make assessments, it would not be fair with the newcomers, they need time for full integration to show their best qualities and prove why we chose them to become a player of Debrecen. Let’s trust and support all the players who joined us this summer and hope that they will avoid injuries.”

Would you call Babunski’s transfer to Grasshopper Club Zürich successful?

“It is always painful to lose key players, Dorian had a significant impact on the team’s success in the previous season, and, naturally, there was a great interest around him from different clubs. Together with Dorian and his agent, we agreed to be open and honest with one another from the very first day of the summer transfer window. We also agreed to discuss every concrete offer but the final decision was to be made only after Loki finished its appearances in the Eurocups. And that’s how it happened. After our match with Rapid, the Swiss Grasshoppers showed great interest, the sides agreed and Dorian went to explore new horizons. Of course, it’s hard to find a worthy replacement for Dorian, but we made our choice and we fully trust our strikers.

I want to thank Dorian for the goals he scored in the colors of Loki, for his respect towards the club and the fans. One more team was added to my Flashscore! Good luck, Dorian!”

From your last interview, it became even more clear that DVSC strives for the development of young Hungarian players. A few young Hungarians joined DVSC, how is the process of developing and educating youngsters going?

“I have full trust in the leadership, coaches and Spanish partner coaches of our Academy. I’m waiting for the coming wave of promising Hungarian players (starting from 2005-born) with great excitement. As you may be aware, we have a wide range of players, some of them have already trained with the first team. We closely monitor the games of the second team. I can only say words of appreciation for Péter Máté, we are in constant contact.

By the way, unfortunately, I have a bad habit and sometimes I read Facebook comments. I noticed that after the games of the second team, people ask who David Nwachukwu is. I advise you to read the article about our African partnership. David is the first fruit of that partnership, and I promise to introduce that project with more details in the near future. Currently, I can tell that David scored 5 goals in 5 matches, which is a very good result. We don’t want to hurry and we try to systematically integrate our talented young players who have exceptional results in the second team. David is not an exception to that.

Our scouting department puts forth a lot of effort to find a skillful young Hungarian footballer or foreigner with Hungarian roots. In this regard, I can say that our efforts during this transfer window were successful. We signed Botond Vajda (2004), whose integration to the team was quite fast and successful. Unfortunately, he is currently recovering from an injury, so I wish him a fast recovery. We have a loan agreement with Győr regarding Máté Tuboly. I know that one of the questions that makes everyone worry is whether we have a buying option and if not, what is the reason to sign and develop a player from another team? Both the scouting department and the coaching staff approved Máté as a candidate. We see a big potential in him, he has a huge work rate and a high football intellect. As he joined us a bit late, he needs time to adapt to our football philosophy but I’m sure that everyone will see him in action soon. What concerns the buying option, our agreement doesn’t include such a possibility, but still, it doesn’t mean DVSC doesn’t have a chance the acquire the player in the future. Nothing can hinder the club from sending an official offer for a player. As I already told you during the last interview, we really lack 2003-born players and we don’t have a big choice. We needed one more 2003-born player and after discussions with the coaching staff, our decision was made and we brought Máté here.”

DVSC has made a lot of progress in player selection and player monitoring. At which stage is this process now?

“It’s a never-ending process. As I started my professional career in scouting, this area stands really close to me. I am very happy that I can work on joint projects with like-minded people, such as Bence Gulácsi.

Scouting doesn’t have boundaries. As you may know, we’ve already explored the African market, in January, we will probably also explore the Latin-American, Talent doesn’t have boundaries. There will be a great youth U-20 tournament with 132 participant teams. We try to enlarge our networking as much as our human resources let us to. I will be honest, we decided to work on the Latin American market after this transfer window. Three Brazilian players were very close to joining DVSC but these transfers fell through for various reasons. For football managers, refusals are normal things but, in these cases, we were so impressed with the skillfulness of the players that we decided to find talents of similar quality.

I know that everyone is waiting to hear sensational announcements or insides but I can make only a small hint. If nothing extraordinary happens, in the summer of 2024 one very talented and promising Hungarian player will join us. We have been following him for a long time, I have more than 15 pages of reports about him.”

The international cup matches attracted a lot of fans, more than 27,000 gathered during the two home matches of Loki at Nagyerdei Stadium. After eliminating the Armenian Alashkert and achieving a remarkable draw in Vienna, Rapid decided to stop us. Are you satisfied with the performance of the team?  

“Behind the scenes of our European journey, stand a lot of effort, diligence and hard work during the previous championship. The whole club and the team suffered a lot to participate in those matches. Our efforts speak about the fact that we deserved to introduce Hungary internationally. How successful we were, that’s the other side of the medal.
For me, the match against Alashkert was very emotional as I’m Armenian. I know their coaching staff and players well, so I knew what to expect from them. In those thrilling games, victory was on our side. The fact that Alashkert hasn’t lost any games in the current Armenian championship speaks a lot.

What about the games against Rapid, whatever I tell now, it may sound like an excuse. We played a brilliant away match, I will dare to say that we could even win, but the home match wasn’t successful. There are a lot of reasons for that, we should look inside for the answers and just move on. Every home loss is painful and psychologically it was very difficult for everyone to recover after that. However, it is the beauty of football that after a few days, we had a chance to make our fans happy again. The best way to move past a loss is to win. If we go into the reasons of the defeat more professionally, I can tell that I agree with the coach, who said that the players were overexcited and they just burned out. They wanted to make the supporters feel proud and happy. Rapid was scoring goals right when we had a chance to mount a comeback.  After the first goal, Dorian scored and evened the score but due to a minor offside, the goal was cancelled. Rapid scored their second goal just after that. We eagerly launched into the second half and gained many set pieces. Almost all Rapid’s defense was on yellow cards. I really believed that we could make a comeback. Unfortunately, we were unable to respond quickly and Rapid scored a third goal on a counterattack. The game was decided by this goal. It is very hard to be prepared for such games as there aren’t a lot of matches with such intensity in the Hungarian championship. Anyway, the better team won but in my personal opinion, there is not a 5-goal difference between the teams.

If we consider how we started the previous championship and where we ended up, we can even make a Netflix series out of it.”

We started the championship with home matches, we managed to win 4 out of 5, DVSC leads the table. What can we expect from this season?

“It’s a fact that, at the moment, we are in first place in the standings, but I try not to pay too much attention to that and I advise our supporters to do the same. We should bend our line, which was the key to our success in the previous season. We should think from training to training and from match to match, we should be united in good and bad times and only then it’s possible to register good results again. These are the results after 5 home matches and, indeed, the presence of the 12^th player has a huge impact on the positive outcome. We should follow our principles and continue our systematic and focused work. I’m a man of system and I’m devoted to the process and the coaching staff’s ideology.”

We have injured players, how do you see the game of Loki without those players? When they are expected to join the team?

No matter how much time we devote to injury prevention and how much time our players spend with working with the professional staff, they are never secured from getting injured in playing moments. Unfortunately, injuries are regular in our profession, but I assure you that our medical staff and head of performance are excellent professionals, who go above and beyond to ensure that the players recover fast.

I’m very sorry for Mojzis’ injury because it was very hard to find a left-footed centre-back in the market that would fit all our requirements. Alex has played more than 2,000 minutes in the last 4 consecutive seasons, he is a physically strong athlete, unfortunately he has a very unlucky period of injuries following each other. What about Dreskovic, during the game against Mezőkovesd, he made a sliding tackle. Luckily, the injury only involves a partial ligament rapture and not a more serious condition. This week, Vajda should start partial training with the team. What concerns Joao, additional tests are underway and we expect him to train with the team very soon.”

What are you most proud of since you have been working as the sporting director of Loki?

“Above all, I’m honored to be here. I don’t think it’s appropriate to evaluate my own work, I believe in my ideas and I hope that in the future I will have even more things to be proud of.

Finally, I’d like to wish everyone a peaceful sky and a successful season. Hajrá, Loki!”

On Monday evening, the draw for the 4^th 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 3^rd 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 10^th 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 20^th 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 36^th 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 61^st minute, Alexandros Kyziridis came on as a substitute and our team tried to increase the pace on the bumpy pitch. In the 72^nd minute, Dusan Lagator missed a chance, then in the 74^th minute, we hit the crossbar.

In the 81^st minute, János Ferenczi headed over the goal, then Márk Szécsi, Stefan Loncar and Christian Manrique also came on as substitutes. In the 88^th 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 53^rd 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 7^th minute, Stefan Loncar a shot over the goal, then Kecskemét scored an offside goal. In the 10^th 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 39^th 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 55^th 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 59^th minute, Stefan Loncar shot wide from 20 meters. Then, in the 62^nd 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 66^th 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!