Machine-translated from Hungarian.
With just three matches remaining in the Andersen League’s regular season, the top of the table could not be any closer: ahead of the match, just one point separated LEHEL HC, DAB-ASP and UNI GYŐR ETO HC. With this in mind, the Győr crowd could look forward to a real ‘six-pointer’ on Saturday evening at the Győr Ice Sports Centre, where we hosted DAB-ASP.
Our aggressive press following the opening tip-off is almost becoming our trademark, and we managed to execute it once again with the element of surprise: Mátyás Odnoga cleverly won the puck and passed it to Márk Almási for a shot, which Valenta managed to save, but Benedek Madácsi was on hand to pounce on the rebound and score our first goal after just 8 seconds! (1–0) You can’t ask for a better start! We didn’t have to wait long for another home goal; a minute and a half later, Bence Makovics fired off a shot from an impossible angle, which still found its way into the Dunaújváros net. (2–0) After that, the visitors clearly ‘woke up’; following several dangerous chances, Azari fired a long-range shot from a man-up situation into the top left corner. (2–1) With less than four minutes to go before the final whistle, Bendegúz Jábor received a brilliant pass from Makovics and made no mistake in the one-on-one situation. (3–1) It would have been good to go into the break with a two-goal lead, but a minute later, following an aggressive puck recovery, Zorin found the net. (3–2)
We managed to seal the result in the second period; first, Mátyás Odnoga produced a brilliant solo run (4–2), followed by Márk Koczkás, who received a superb pass from Sipák and finished the attack ruthlessly. (5–2) Barnabás Majoross put the icing on the cake, firing a thunderbolt into the top right corner from the blue line following a successful face-off. (6–2)
Although it seemed the match was already ‘over’ going into the final period, there was still plenty of excitement to be had. Six minutes into the period, with the score at 4–3, Majoross scored his second goal, once again aiming for the top right corner. (7–2) Despite this, the visitors didn’t give up; they kept fighting and, three minutes later, Atamanchuk found the net following a fine counter-attack.(7–3) With eight minutes to go, Dániel Csölle also joined the ranks of the long-range goalscorers. **(8–2),**but the visitors still had some fire left in their guns; despite being a man down, they managed to mount a fine counter-attack, at the end of which Udovenko set the final score. (8–4)
It was a very important match; it’s quite possible that winning the regular season was at stake. After 18 matches, we’re two points ahead of DAB and level on points with LEHEL HC. We’ve still got a home game against the Worm Angels and an away game against FTC-Telekom to come – give it your all, lads!
Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!
UNI GYŐR ETO HC vs DAB-ASP: 8–4 (AL98) Goalscorers: **#18 Benedek Madácsi, #8 Bence Makovics, #17 Bendegúz Jábor, #12 Mátyás Odnoga, #6 Márk Koczkás, #22 Barnabás Majoross (2), #19 Dániel Csölle (UNI GYŐR ETO) #17 Azari, #27 Zorin, #9 Atamanchuk, #80 Udovenko (DAB)
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