On Saturday afternoon, Loki played at the home of Diósgyőr, which has been performing well recently. Our head coach, Nestor El Maestro, could not count on Erik Kusnyir, Bence Batik, Neven Djurasek, Thor Úlfarsson and Yacouba Silue, who are injured and doing their rehabilitation. Among the starting eleven were Balázs Dzsudzsák and Soma Szuhodovszki.

At the very beginning of the match, Loki had more possession. In the 5^th minute, it seemed that Donát Bárány was fouled near the edge of the penalty area, but according to the referee and VAR, the defender of Diósgyőr got the ball first. Later, the home team was dominating, but the first chance came only in the 13^th minute, in front of the goal of Diósgyőr. Soma Szuhodovszki passed the ball to Arandjel Stojkovic, who shot wide off the goal from 10 meters.

At times, DVSC played well during this period. In the 18^th minute, Soma Szuhodovszki attempted a long-range shot, and his powerful strike narrowly missed the goal. However, in the 25^th minute, Diósgyőr took the lead. Acolatse broke through on the right wing, he crossed the ball and Klimovich fired it into the goal from six meters (1-0).

This goal was against the run of play, so that’s why it was so painful. Until the break, Loki tried to equalize, and after a great attack in the 30^th minute, Balázs Dzsudzsák shot wide off the goal with his right leg. In the 43^rd minute, the home team doubled their advantage: following a left-sided cross, Gera headed the ball into the right side of the goal from 9 meters (2-0). Thus, the teams went on a break with a significant advantage of Diósgyőr.

Tamás Szűcs and Márk Szécsi came on for the second half, so Loki tried to play more offensively. In the meantime, Balázs Megyeri had to save Edomwonyi’s one-on-one opportunity, while on the other side, the defenders blocked Dzsudzsák’s shot. In the 62^nd minute, Loki pulled one back: Balázs Dzsudzsák crossed the ball within the box and Brandon Domingues slotted it into the net from near the goal area (2-1).

DVSC led impulsive attacks in order to equalize, and in the 71^st minute, Gergő Kocsis shot wide off the goal. In the final minutes, the home goalkeeper saved Brandon Domingues’ shot then in the 84^th minute, the match was decided as Rakonjec headed home from close-range after a corner-kick (3-1).

The next match will be against FTC at Nagyerdei Stadium.

According to the coach

Vladimir Radenkovic: It was a tough match. Debrecen is a good team and they were fighting for their life. We had to show our quality, in which we succeeded.  

Nestor El Maestro: We were not the favourites in today’s game, but we came with high ambitions and prepared a lot for this match. Thus, we are disappointed to go home without any points.

OTP Bank Liga, round 15.

Diósgyőr-DVSC 3-1 (2-0).

DVTK Stadium, 5518 spectators. Referee: Pintér Cs.

Diósgyőr: Odincov – Gera, Szatmári, Lund, Bárdos – Varga Z. (Feuillassier, 60.), Klimovich (Komlósi, 80.), Vallejo, Huszár (Jurek, 60.) – Acolatse (Sáreczki, 86.), Edomwonyi (Rakonjac, 80.). Head coach: Vladimir Radenkovic.

DVSC: Megyeri – Stojkovic (Szécsi, 46.) , Dreskovic, Kocsis G., Pellumbi (Szűcs T., 46.), Ferenczi – Szuhodovszki (Shedrach, 80.), Lagator, Domingues – Dzsudzsák, Bárány. Head coach: Nestor El Maestro.

Goal: Klimovich (25.), Gera (43.), Rakonjac (84.) as well as Domingues (62.).

Yellow card: Gera (67.), Acolatse (70.), Rakonjac (85.) as well as Dreskovic (19.), Lagator (69.), Szuhodovszki (73.).