Ferencvaros took a 1:0 lead in the final of the Hungarian League, beating Honved 13:9 in the first game of the best-of-five series.
It wasn’t an easy win for the reigning champion and the favorite, despite the 4-goal difference. The teams were in a neck-and-neck race for almost three quarters.
Honved took a one-goal lead five times during the first half. Viktor Vadovics converted a man-up for 0:1. From that point until 5:5, the teams traded goals. Ferencvaros went ahead for the first time only in the 15th minute, when Vendel Vigvari made it 6:5.
Szepfalvi leveled at 6:6 in the 19th minute. Ferencvaros responded with two back-to-back goals, building a 2-goal lead for the first time, 8:6 (22nd minute). Honved managed to halve the gap with 53 seconds left in the third period (7:8). Still, the visitors had no energy for a turn. Ferencvaros netted two goals in the last 29 seconds of the quarter (Fekete and Nagy) and added two more by the middle of the fourth period, building a 12:7 advantage to securie the victory.
2026 Hungarian League, playoffs
Final (best of five), Game 1
Ferencvaros – Honved 13:9 (3:4, 3:1, 4:2, 3:2)
Ferencvaros: Fekete 4, Vigvari 3, Jansik 2, Nagy 1, Vamos 1, Argyropoulos 1, Varga 1.
Honved: Moskov 2, Ekler 2, Kevi 1, Bencz 1, Vadovics 1, Smon 1, Szepfalvi 1.
3rd-place playoffs (best of five), Game 1
BVSC-Szolnok 16:11 (4:1, 5:5, 4:1, 3:4)
5th-place playoffs (best of five), Games 1 and 2
Vasas-Szeged 26:13 (4:2, 6:4, 8:4, 8:3)
Szeged – Vasas 11:10 (4:3, 2:4, 2:1, 3:2)
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