A respectable performance, but a routine win against UTE in the Hungarian Cup.
Machine-translated from Hungarian.
The first match of the third round of the Hungarian Cup took place on Tuesday evening, with our team travelling to face UTE, who play in the Erste League. We had to face one of this season’s strongest opponents at the Újpest Ice Rink.
The home side’s dominance was evident from the very first minute; the puck spent most of the time in our own third, and we managed to weather two two-man disadvantages, but despite this, the team from the capital went into the break with a two-goal lead, thanks to goals from Szalma and Stevenson. (2–0)
At the start of the second period, however, we managed to catch our opponents off guard, levelling the score in under 3 minutes – first through Bence Dézsi, then Benedek Madácsi. As expected, UTE then ‘shaked it off’ and secured the first match of the tie with five goals in a row; then, following a Győr time-out, Bence Makovics managed to score a consolation goal just before half-time. (8–3)
The final period also began with a Győr goal, as Sebi Csata cleverly pounced on a puck, before the “comeback” began, this time in the form of a three-goal run. There were no further goals in the final minutes, so the final score remained 10–4.
Head coach Mátyás Odnoga’s summary of the match:
I’m completely satisfied with the four goals we scored, but not with the ten we conceded. We’re not used to this pace, and we made mistakes that our opponents ruthlessly capitalise on at this level. I’m sorry we had a few lapses lasting several minutes, but regardless of that, I don’t think we played a defensive game; we tried to get involved in a back-and-forth game, and in places we even managed to do so – I’m proud of my team!
The second match of the tie will take place on 18 December in Győr.
Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!
UTE vs UNI GYŐR ETO HC: 10 – 4 (MK III-1) Goal scorers: **#15 Bence Dézsi, #18 Benedek Madácsi, #8 Bence Makovics, #10 Sebestyén Csata (UNI GYŐR ETO) #9 Szalma (3), #26 Stevenson (2), #16 Páterka (2), #81 Kiss, #23 Pelech (2) (UTE)
We’ve put together a selection of the best photos from the match in our gallery:
Photo: UTE / Dávid Vörös
Fotó: UTE / Vörös Dávid