DVSC played a real derby in the 13th round of OTP Bank Liga, hosting Újpest on Sunday at Nagyerdei Stadium in a fantastic football atmosphere. Among the starting XI was the 19-year-old homegrown player of Loki, Dávid Patai, while Bence Batik substituted the injured Ádám Lang.

DVSC started the match on the front foot, and in the 3rd minute, Maximilian Hofmann headed over the bar following a corner by Balázs Dzsudzsák. Ljujic responded shortly afterwards with a powerful effort that went wide, before the match was interrupted for around ten minutes due to smoke from the supporters’ section. Once play resumed, both teams continued at a good pace, producing an entertaining and evenly contested game.

In the 20th minute, Loki appeared to have taken the lead, but Blaz Boskovic’s goal was ruled out for offside following a VAR review. In the 26th minute, Ákos Szendrei fired over the bar and our team continued to be more dangerous. It was an intense tactical battle, with both teams clearly well prepared for each other, but our side proved to be more effective.

Thus, our team broke the deadlock in the 39th minute. Following an excellent interception by Blaz Boskovic, he set up Ákos Szendrei, who produced a superb finish into the top right corner, scoring his sixt league goal of the season (1-0). However, Újpest quickly hit back. In the 42nd minute, Plamen Andrejev saved a one-on-one effort, but Matko fired the rebound into the top left corner to level the score (1-1).

At the end of the first half, there were 13 minutes of added time. During that period, goalkeeper Szappanos made an excellent save to deny a shot by Vilmos Dénes, ensuring that no further goals were scored before the break.

The second half also started dynamically, and in the 48th minute, Dávid Patai shot over the bar from long-range. Then came another Loki goal! In the 49th minute, following a brilliant pass from Balázs Dzsudzsák, Vilmos Dénes found himself in a promising position and made no mistake, firing into the left side of the net from eight metres out in the right (2-1). Loki were back in front and the fans continued to enjoy a high-quality contest.

Sergi Samper and Sohan Baldoni came on for the final half or so, followed later by Imre Egri, Flórián Cibla and Gergő Tercza. DVSC focused on keeping an increasingly active Újpest side at bay, and did so successfully. What’s more, our team launched several promising attacks of their own.As the match approached its closing stages, Loki continued to have the upper hand. In the 74th minute, Szappanos produced an outstanding save with his foot to deny a shot from Balázs Dzsudzsák. Just two minutes later, Ákos Szendrei struck the post. DVSC were clearly the better side, and eventually made their superiority count on the scoreboard as well. In the 86th minute, following an absolutely superb team move, Josua Mejías set up Flórián Cibla, who finished brilliantly to make it 3-1. With this victory, our team has now won five consecutive competitive matches, including four league games in a row. Another great performance, guys!

The next match will be in two weeks away against Nyíregyháza.

According to the coach

Gert Remmel: Our players did a fantastic job. We promised a nice birthday present for Batik Bence, who celebrated his birthday, and we delivered it. Attacking is the most important thing for us, both with and without the ball, and we demonstrated that again today. We are heading in the right direction, while both the team and the coaching staff are working extremely hard to keep improving.

Zoltán Szélesi: Congratulations to Debrecen, they deserved to win. I am not satisfied with my team’s performance. Several players failed to deliver the level of performance they had shown in recent weeks.

OTP Bank Liga, round 13.

DVSC-Újpest 3-1 (1-1).

Nagyerdei Stadium, 7854 spectators. Referee: Rúsz M.

DVSC: Andrejev – Mejías (Tecza, 88.), Hofmann, Batik, Guerrero – Patai (Samper, 59.), Boskovic – Kocsis D. (Baldoni, 59.), Dzsudzsák Cibla, 75.), Dénes V. (Egri, 75.) – Szendrei Á. Head coach: Gert Remmel.

Újpest: Szappanos – Ujváry, Heitor, Stronati, Zeke (Scharmer, 46.) – Ljujic (Maier, 55.), Szendrei N. – Vlijter (Tijani, 55.), Matko, Krajcsovics (Horváth K., 46.) – Amenyido (Varga M., 85.). Head coach: Szélesi Zoltán.

Goal: Szendrei Á. (39.), Dénes V. (49.), Cibla (86.) as well as Matko (42.).

Yellow card: Patai (45+11.), Boskovic (65.) as well as Krajcsovics (45.)., Zeke (45+12.), Ljujic (54.), Scharmer (82.).