Corbu Marius played the full 90 minutes in two matches and scored the winning goal for Ferencváros in Zalaegerszeg. Gyenge Szilárd spent 120 minutes in goal in the Romanian Cup, Tamás Nándor featured in two matches, while Vajda Roland Ottó completed another full game in the Hungarian second division. This week’s roundup covers the period between 17 and 24 August.
Our academy teams enjoyed a perfect weekend: the U15 and U16 sides defeated Petrosport Ploiești at home, while our U17 and U18 teams returned from Cluj-Napoca with all three points. Our sides scored a combined total of 21 goals across the four matches. Round-up with the coaches’ assessments.
Our Superliga side face another away fixture on Monday, as István Szabó’s team visit FC Botoșani in the sixth round.
Our U13 team finished third at the fifth edition of the Partium Cup, held in Satu Mare from 21 to 23 August. Twelve youth teams representing four countries took part in the three-day international tournament.
Our women’s team struggled to find their rhythm in their opening Superliga match, as two easily avoidable defensive mistakes led to goals during a disastrous first ten minutes. Over the next twenty minutes, however, we not only erased the deficit but also turned the match firmly in our favour.
We earned our first victory of the season on August 20, Hungary’s national holiday commemorating the foundation of the state, after a hard-fought battle: we defeated Steaua Bucharest 2–1 away from home after extra time to secure our place in the Romanian Cup group stage. Well done, boys!