Published: 2023.11.02.
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 8th minute: Bumba shot from 20 meters and hit the crossbar. In the 11th 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 25th 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 45th 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 56th minute, the ball sped past János Ferenczi in the foreground of the goal line, intensifying the battle.
In the 64th 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 84th 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. (2nd 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.).
