Machine-translated from Hungarian.
Following Wednesday’s EUHL victory, the lads faced another tough opponent; this time, we hosted the MAC Ikonok in the Andersen League.
We knew we were in for a tough match, but the crowd hadn’t even really settled into their seats when we scored straight from the kick-off through Márk Almási. The early goal didn’t dampen the Ikonok’s spirits; they quickly found their rhythm, and five minutes before half-time Bödök scored the equaliser, with Schmál putting us ahead just a minute and a half later. Fortunately, we still had some fire left in our tank; a minute before the half-time whistle, Almási played a beautiful pass to Benedek Madácsi, who doesn’t usually put a foot wrong in such situations, so the lads went into the break with the score level.
In the second period, Győr were clearly dominating the game, but the capital side’s defence repeatedly thwarted our attacks and even managed to create several dangerous chances of their own. Midway through the period, Ádám Kiss capitalised on a major goalkeeping error, but no further goals were scored in the period. So we went into the second interval with a lead, but without feeling completely secure.
By the final period, the fatigue of the visitors, who were playing in two lines, was clearly evident, but they fought steadfastly and did not give up the victory easily. First Daniil Shadskii, then five minutes later István Farkas, managed to find a gap in the defence, thereby sealing the final result.
The crowd were treated to a technically skilful, hard-fought match against a dangerous opponent right up to the final minute. On Sunday evening, another challenge awaits our team as we travel to Mátyásföld to face the Sportországi Cápák.
Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!
UNI GYŐR ETO HC vs MAC IKONOK: 5–2 (AL89) Goal scorers: **#14 Márk Almási, #18 Benedek Madácsi, #20 Ádám Kiss, #21 Daniil Shadskii, #10 István Farkas (UNI GYŐR ETO) #11 Bödök, #49 Schmál, (Ikonok)
We’ve put together a selection of the best photos from the match in our gallery:
Photo: Dr Krisztina Németh-Csigai
Fotó: Dr. Németh-Csigai Krisztina