Szolnok earned three very important points in a convincing 14:9 victory over Honved in the Hungarian League 18th round. At the same time, BVSC edged out Vasas, 15:14, and helped Szolnok consolidate its 4th position. Besides, BVSC benefited from Honved’s loss
Honved opened the match against Szolnok with a 2:1 lead. Szolnok then went on a quick 4:0 run to take a 5:2 advantage. Honved equalized at 6:6 in the 11th minute. Szolnok players answered with two goals, going to 8:6 and never letting Honved catch up. Bence Szabo scored five goals to lead Szolnok to a 14:9 victory. Moskov scored three goals for Honved.
The Budapest derby between Vasas and BVSC was quite exciting. In the first half, there were several lead changes, but neither team managed to establish a 2-goal advantage. At halftime, Vasas was ahead (8:7).
Midway through the third period, Vasas maintained a narrow 9:8 lead. However, BVSC found its rhythm and went on a 4:0 run, jumping to 12:9. Vasas managed to equalize at 14:14 in the 31st minute.
Despite this comeback, BVSC’s Zsombor Ekler converted a man-up opportunity on the visitors’ next possession, setting the final score at 15:14. Ekler was BVSC’s top scorer with four goals, and David Tatrai added three. Vasas’s Bogdan Djurdjic found the net six times. BVSC is now only a point behind Honved, and the two teams will meet next week in a postponed match
Krisztian Manhercz and Marton Vamos scored four goals each to help Ferencvaros beat Szeged, 18:9.
2026 Hungarian League, Round 19
Group 1st – 8th place
Szeged – Ferencvaros 8:19 (3:5, 0:4, 3:5, 2:5)
Eger – OSC 11:16 (3:4, 4:4, 1:2, 3:6)
Szolnok – Honved 14:9 (5:3, 3:3, 3:2, 3:1)
Vasas – BVSC 14:15 (3:3, 5:4, 2:5, 4:3)
- Ferencvaros 19 – 57
- Honved 18 – 44
- BVSC 18 – 43
- Szolnok 19 – 38
- Vasas 19 – 33
- OSC 19 – 30
- Szeged 19 – 27
- Eger 19 – 17
Group 9th – 16th place, Round 7
Kaposvar – Miskolc 14:15 (PSO), Debrecen – ELTE BAEC 19:8, Szentes-UVSE 13:9, PVSK Pecs-KSI 4:16
Standings: 9. Debrecen 20, 10. Kaposvar 13, 11. UVSE 12, 12. Szentes 12, 13. KSI 10, 14. Miskolc 7, 15. PVSK, 16. ELTE 3.
Szentes and Miskolc played one match less.
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