Loki hosted its ancient rival Nyíregyháza in a true derby atmosphere with packed stands in the 4th round of Fizz Liga. Ádám Lang could not play due to a minor disease, but Maximilian Hofmann and Dorge Gordic were among the starting XI.

Our player, Bence Batik has reached a great milestone, playing his 200th first-division match against MTK last time. He made that game truly memorable as he scored the winning goal. Balázs Makray, director of institutional and strategic relations, greeted Bence Batik on the occasion of his 200th match in NBI.

From the beginning of the match, the pressure was high and the play was continuous only at times. In the 11th minute, Kovács saved Dorde Gordic’s shot from 17 meters. Not long after, Tamás Szűcs unleashed a powerful shot, but it went over the bar. However, in the 16th minute, he did not miss the target. He shot the ball into the bottom left corner from 24 meters, thus, taking the lead for Loki (1-0).

In the next minutes, mostly DVSC’s will prevailed. In the 24th minute, the goalkeeper of Nyíregyháza made a brilliant save to deny Dominik Kocsis’ shot. At the other goal, Ádám Varga confidently saved Kovácsréti’s free-kick, then Dominik Kocsis curled the ball wide off the goal. Before the break, Adrian Guerrero had to be substituted and Botond Vajda came off the bench. Overall, our team played better and we deserved to go on the break with an advantage.

The 2nd half started with a Nyíregyháza goal. In the 47th minute, after a left-sided cross, Edomwonyi headed the ball into the left corner from close-range (1-1). The battle intensified and for a long time, neither of the teams could gain the upper hand. There were only a few chances and in the 59th minute, Dominik Kocsis hit the crossbar.

In the last 30 minutes, Loki dominated, Álex Bermejo and Dejan Djokic came on as substitutions. Later, Viacheslav Kulbachuk made his debut and Fran Manzanara also came off the bench. In the 68th minute, Kovács saved Batik’s header. In the final minutes, the guest team scored: after a feat from Ádám Varga and some turmoil, Keita shot the ball into the net from 8 meters (1-2).

The next match will be away against Puskás Akadémia on Friday.

According to the coach

Sergio Navarro: I’m satisfied with our play in the 1st half, we could have scored more goals. After the break, we also had a chance, but in the last minute, we conceded a goal after a rebound and it decided the match. That’s football. We did not deserve to lose, but obviously, we need to improve. Thanks to our fans for their support!

István Szabó: It was a very good match and it’s worth to play in front of such supporters. The match was eventful and we could make some changes after the break. The substitutions came on well. We are very happy and we had some luck as well, but I think that we deserved to win.

Fizz Liga, round 4.

DVSC-Nyíregyháza 1-2 (1-0).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 12 646 spectators. Referee: Bognár T.

DVSC: Varga Á. – Szécsi, Mejias (Kulbachuk, 72.), Hofmann, Guerrero (Vajda, 45.) – Batik, Szűcs T. – Kocsis D., Dzsudzsák (Manzanara, 72.), Gordic (Bermejo, 65.) – Bárány (Djokic, 65.). Head coach: Sergio Navarro.

Nyíregyháza: Kovács D. – Temesvári, Evangelou, Jokic (Katona L., 46.) – Májer, Sankovic (Alaxai, 80.), Babunski (Beke, 66.), Kovácsréti (Katona B., 66.), Antonov – Edomwonyi (Keita, 72.), Katona M. Head coach: Szabó István.

Goal: Szűcs T. (16.) as well as Edomwonyi (47.), Keita (90.).

Yellow card: Gordic (43.), Batik (81.) Djokic (88.), Szűcs T. (92.) as well as Jokic (33.), Evangelou (81.), Alaxai (82.).