It misplaced to Győr, however FTC, which got here inside arm’s attain of the league title, celebrated

Hungarian Cup champion Ferencváros beat Győr 28-22 in NB I in mid-November, so the latter ought to have gained by at the least seven objectives this time to maintain alive their lifelike likelihood of defending their championship title.

From the primary second, the sport was scorching and dynamic, within the opening 5 minutes there was an exhibition, a yellow card, a penalty and a video replay. ETO went away with a 4-0 sequence, however quickly FTC equalized, and the remainder of the primary half introduced a fair sport, the variety of errors was nearly equal. Though the defending champion might assault for the four-goal distinction within the twenty ninth minute, they solely led 16-15 on the break.

After 3-2, the visitors took the lead once more originally of the second act, at 17-16, and within the continuation, they prevented their opponent from taking one other step with a collected, tactical sport and efficient protection. On the house facet, the standard excellent goalkeeping performances had been lacking, so the victory was additionally in jeopardy. Within the head-to-head, Ferencváros solely needed to preserve a 100% report and undefeated streak, and though neither of them succeeded, even with the two-goal defeat – as a result of extra favorable outcomes in opposition to one another – they took one other step in the direction of successful the league title.

ETO had solely six photographs, FTC 11 within the match.

Ana Gros contributed to the success with six objectives, Stine Oftedal 5, Nadine Szöllősi-Schatzl and Viktória Győri-Lukács 4 objectives every, Silje Solberg three and Sandra Toft 4 saves. On the opposite facet, Andrea Lekic scored 9 occasions, Katrin Klujber eight, Angela Malestein scored 5 occasions, Blanka Böde-Bíró had two saves, and Kinga Janurik had one.

After 21 successful matches, the capital metropolis was eradicated for the primary time within the present season of the championship.

Győri Audi ETO KC – FTC-Rail Cargo Hungary 32-30 (16-15)