A hard-fought away win in Érd – we sealed the victory in the third period
Machine-translated from Hungarian.
In the latest round of the Andersen League’s regular season, we took to the ice against the DUE-Worm Angels, where, in a much closer and more hard-fought match than expected, we eventually secured a 7–3 victory.
First period
You could tell from the very first minute that we were in control, but we had to wait six minutes for that to be reflected in a goal: our young player, Szabolcs Beck, was quick to pounce on a puck in front of goal. Despite our constant pressure, the home side managed to equalise on the counter-attack through Somhegyi, but barely half a minute later we deployed one of our ‘classic weapons’: we scored a goal whilst a man down, with Barnabás Dézsi successfully finishing off the attack.
Second period
The main excitement came midway through the second period. First, Bence Dézsi extended our lead to two goals with a long-range strike, to which – just as in the first period – the Dunaújváros side responded with a goal from Kordisz. After that, the ‘pattern’ of the first period repeated itself: we had the last word, with István Szűcs finding the net, meaning we went into the break with a two-goal lead.
Third period
For nearly ten minutes during the final twenty minutes, there were no goals, until Szepessy’s goal brought the home side back to within one goal. At that point, however, the green-and-white ‘steamroller’ kicked into gear: we secured the victory with three goals in the second half of the period. First, Mátyás Odnoga pulled off a spectacular solo run, followed by Dominik Sipák’s successful ‘dive for the puck’, and István Szűcs had the final say with a powerful shot.
Overview
We secured three crucial away points in a particularly hard-fought, physical match, which means we continue to lead the Andersen League table. However, there’s no time to rest on our laurels: on Saturday 31 January, we’ll be hosting Lehel HC at the Győr University Ice Sports Centre, where a real top-of-the-table clash awaits us – the result could even decide who finishes top of the regular season.
UNI GYŐR ETO HC v DUE-Worm Angels: 7–3 (2–1, 2–1, 3–1)
Goalscorers: #5 Szabolcs Beck, #6 Barnabás Dézsi, #51 Bence Dézsi, #97 István Szűcs (2), #17 Mátyás Odnoga, #77 Dominik Sipák (UNI GYŐR ETO HC) Martin Somhegyi, András Kordisz, Máté Szepessy (DUE-Worm Angels)