Machine-translated from Hungarian.
Our team’s season kicks off in just over two weeks’ time, and we’ve rounded off our on-ice training sessions – which followed our summer ‘dry’ preparations – with a pre-season friendly. It cannot be said that the coaches organised a mere ‘make-up’ team for the lads; our opponents were HC TREBS BRATISLAVA, who are competing in the Slovak second division this season. The majority of their squad were members of the “B” team at Slovan Bratislava – also in the Slovak second division – last year.
From the very first minute, the match was fast-paced, skilful and, as befits a pre-season fixture, free of any rough play; both sides created some serious chances in the first period, but no goals were scored.
We got off to a particularly good start in the second half and managed to put pressure on their goal for several minutes, but we were unable to convert our chances into goals, which came back to haunt us later: the visitors’ goals began to ‘pour in’, the vast majority of which were the result of individual errors and lapses in concentration. With the score at 0–4, we managed to score a consolation goal (from a pass by Sebestyén Csata, **Bence Láday), but the Bratislava side still ended the second period with a 1–5 lead.
In the final period, we also made a goalkeeper change, with Áron Simó coming on for Nándor Róth; this was his first match at senior level. Time and again, a home goal was missed by a matter of centimetres, but today the opposition were able to capitalise on their chances more consistently, ending the third period with a 0–3 scoreline.
**The visitors were clearly the better side in this match, but the lads gave it their all and managed to create plenty of chances – even if they didn’t convert them.
Judging by their performance, the 2024/25 season will once again be well worth a visit to the Győr Ice Sports Centre for all ice hockey fans!**
Come on, UNI GYŐR ETO!