OTP Bank Liga Round up – Matchday 28
Written by Gaby Kovács Paks 2 Vasas 1 With a 2 point deduction handed to Vasas in the week, Friday night’s game became a must win as they travelled to face Paks at the Városi Sporttelep. They started brightly enough and were rewarded after 26 minutes when Bárányos headed home unmarked from a few yards out to give them the lead, but almost instantly they self-destructed as firstly Böde equalised on 29 minutes and then Bartha put the home side 2-1 up on 31 minutes. … [Read More...]
Debrecen striker Adamo Coulibaly talks exclusively to Hungarianfootball.com
Frenchman Adamo Coulibaly joined Debrecen in 2009 and has gone on to be one of the league’s most prolific strikers. Winning every domestic honour during his time in Hungary and the current season's top scorer, he speaks exclusively to Gaby Kovács. How did your move to Hungary come about? There were a lot of options before moving to Hungary including Germany, England and France, however Debrecen seemed the best place to go since they were number one in the league and had the … [Read More...]
Újpest vs Ferencváros, A background
Renowned football magazine World Soccer compiled a list about the world’s 50 greatest football derbies and 31st on the list is Hungary’s biggest football rivalry, Ferencváros vs. Újpest. What has turned a simple match between 2 teams of Budapest’s 2 far-away districts (Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi is in the 9th district, while Újpest is in the 4th district of Budapest) into such a big rivalry that it is now according to World Soccer’s compilation a more important … [Read More...]
OTP Bank Liga Round up – Matchday 27
Written by Gaby Kovács Friday night saw two teams in poor form meet at the PMFC Stadion where home side Pécs faced Diósgyőr. The away side needed only 2 minutes to take the lead as Luque scored his 9th goal of the season from a free kick, but just 9 minutes later, Pécs were back on level terms when defender Causic equalised. Diósgyőr went into half time ahead though when Tisza scored on 45 minutes, and that goal proved to be the winner. DVTK goalkeeper Tajti was replaced by … [Read More...]
OTP Bank Liga Round up – Matchday 26
Written by Gaby Kovács Another Friday night game for Honvéd who travelled to the Városi Sporttelep to face Paks. It was the hosts who took the lead on 26 minutes when Böde ran unchallenged from midfield to fire a tremendous low shot into the corner of the net from 30 yards. Honvéd were back in it 4 minutes into the second half as Horváth was left with the task of heading home from a few yards out after Délczeg did all the hard work down the left hand side before crossing for his … [Read More...]
Hungarian second division season summary so far……
Our new Hungarian reporters Roland and Enikő have a special treat for us this week, with a brilliant article on the Hungarian second division. We haven't featured much about these leagues before, but will be much more comprehensive next year. The translator is terribly sorry for the delay, she’s had all kinds of horrible things this week (like multiple exams and the flu…) and promises to try harder to make it in time next week. Dear Readers, Here we are … [Read More...]
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