Vasas earned two points after beating Honved in a penalty shootout in one of the derby games of the Hungarian League’s fifth round.
The encounter between the former European champions produced a few big turns. Honved dictated the pace for more than two quarters. It led 8:4 early in the third quarter. However, Vasas took control then went on a 5:0 run to head into the final period with a 9:8 lead. The fourth period saw new turns. A minute from the end, the teams were tied at 12:12. Szepfalvi gave Honved a 13:12 lead with 28 seconds left on the clock. However, Lakatos responded, equalizing at 13:13 seven seconds before the final buzzer.
After eight rounds of penalty shots, Vasas won 21:20. In the eighth round, Vasas’s goalkeeper Martin Miszei posted the only save in the shootout.
Miszei was one of the heroes of Vasas’s victory, collecting 19 saves. Captain Bence Batori was the winning team’s best scorer with four goals in regular time and two in a shootout. Bendeguz Ekler scored five for Honved (3 + 2).
Szolnok and OSC Budapest beat their rivals very convincingly. OSC downed Szentes 19:9 with four goals from David Gal. Krasznai scored five goals to help Szolnok beat Szeged 21:12.
2027 Hungarian League, Round 7
Honved – Vasas 20:21 (3:2, 4:2, 1:5, 5:4, PSO 7:8)
UVSE – Kaposvar 15:17 (6:4, 1:5, 4:5, 4:3)
Szolnok – Szeged 21:12 (3:1, 4:2, 7:4, 7:5)
OSC Budapest – Szentes 19:9 (6:1, 4:0, 4:4, 5:4)
Debrecen – Eger canceled (according to DVSE’s announcement, the match was canceled due to an internal system failure)
BVSC – Ferencvaros on October 22
Standings: 1. Ferencvaros 12 (4 games), 2. BVSC 12 (4), 3. Szolnok 12, 4. OSC Budapest 11, 5. Vasas 11, 6. Honved 10, 7. Kaposvar 6, 8. Eger 4 (4), 9. Szeged 3, 10. DVSE Debrecen 0 (3), 11. UVSE 0 (4), 12. Szentes 0.
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