We finished the Hungarian Cup as the most successful team – though not in the top flight!
Machine-translated from Hungarian.
The second leg of the third round of the Hungarian Cup took place on Wednesday evening, with UTE, who play in the Erste Liga, as our opponents. In the first leg at the Újpest Ice Rink, the home side won 10–4, so we didn’t really have much of a realistic chance of progressing, but there was still something at stake in this match: the other matches in the round had been played the previous day, so we knew that if the margin of victory was less than four goals (10 on aggregate), our team would be the highest-scoring non-top-flight side in the cup.
In the first period, the game was surprisingly evenly matched, both in terms of shots on goal and the number of chances created. Much to the delight of the home crowd, the first goal came from a Győr player: Bence Makovics made a superb interception and drove the attack home, lifting the puck beautifully into the top left corner! (1–0) It almost looked as though we’d go into the break with the lead, but 12 seconds before the whistle, Kiss pounced on a rebound to equalise – what a shame. (1–1)
The second period clearly saw the visitors dominate; the shot count of 1:25 for that period says it all. Despite this, we defended until the very last breath, and the Lilacs only managed to break through twice: first Dansereau in the 28th minute, then Szabó three minutes later. (1–3)
We managed to dig deep for the final spell of the match; our opponents were no longer able to break through towards our goal as often, and we managed to launch the odd dangerous counter-attack. In the 48th minute, Kovács scored UTE’s fourth goal, so the final minutes were spent in suspense as to whether we could hold on to the three-goal lead. The lads rose to the challenge with a disciplined performance, thereby winning the title of the highest-scoring non-first-division team in the Hungarian Cup!
We can hold our heads high as we bring the cup campaign to a close; for the first time in the club’s history, we’ve managed to reach the third round and put up a creditable performance even against a higher-ranked side.
Well done, lads!
Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!
UNI GYŐR ETO HC vs UTE: 1 – 4 (MK III-2, aggregate: 5–14) Goalscorers: **#8 Bence Makovics (UNI GYŐR ETO) **#81 Kiss, #21 Dansereau, #24 Szabó, #8 Kovács (UTE)
We’ve put together a selection of the best photos from the match in our gallery:
Photo: UNI GYŐR ETO HC
Fotó: UNI GYŐR ETO HC