Another 3 points at home.

Hockey fans had no cause for complaint this week; the lads were playing at home again, this time hosting the Worm Angels in the Andersen League. Two years ago, we were pipped at the post in a close battle for a place in the final, but this season we took to the ice as favourites.

The first 10 minutes of the match got off to a rather sluggish start, which was ‘broken’ by an unexpected goal from the visitors, scored by Erdélyi (0–1). The Dunaújváros goal clearly gave our team a “boost”; two minutes later, Sebestyén Csata pounced on a rebound, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance (1–1). Shortly afterwards, Márk Nagy dribbled brilliantly past five defenders and curled the ball beautifully into the top right-hand corner (2–1). It wasn’t over yet; less than a minute later, Richárd Horváth led a fine attack from start to finish, scoring the final goal of the half (3–1).

Győr’s dominance continued into the second period; in the fourth minute, following a successful ‘break’, Sebestyén Csata received a fine pass, from which he was able to shoot unmarked into the top corner (4–1). The next quarter of an hour was largely characterised by missed chances for the home side, though no goals were scored. But the lads still had plenty of fire left in them before the break; Dániel Csölle fired a long-range shot, which Martin Sipák timed his run perfectly to meet, making the shot unstoppable (5–1). Barely 20 seconds after the face-off, the Dunaújváros goalkeeper misjudged a back-pass, which landed right on Bence Dézsi’s stick, and he made no mistake (6–1).

The ‘green-and-whites’ continued to score in the final period too; in a fine counter-attack, Sebestyén Csata carried the puck cleanly towards goal and made no mistake, scoring a hat-trick in today’s match (7–1).  Then, in an attack that began literally from the face-off, Richárd Horváth cleverly pounced on the rebound from his own shot to score our team’s eighth goal. (8–1). The closing stages also had their share of excitement: a minute and a half before the final whistle, Benedek Madácsi carried the puck out of our own zone and confidently fired it into the top right corner; then, following the face-off, Jadlószki received a fine pass and, from a clear position, slotted a consolation goal past Róth (9–2).

This victory was never in doubt either; we remain unbeaten in the Andersen League, with an impressive goal difference of 32!

Next Tuesday, we have the Hungarian Cup second leg to look forward to in Jászberény, at the home ground of Lehel HC – who are also unbeaten – where we head into the match with a 6–3 lead.**

Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!

UNI GYŐR ETO HC vs Worm Angels: 9 – 2 (AL20) Goal scorers: **#10 Sebestyén Csata (3), #86 Márk Nagy, #11 Richárd Horváth (2), #7 Martin Sipák, #15 Bence Dézsi, #18 Benedek Madácsi (UNI GYŐR ETO) #61 Erdélyi, #48 Jadlószki (WA)

We’ve put together a selection of the best photos from the match in our gallery:

Photo: Dr Krisztina Németh-Csigai