After Turkey and Bulgaria, our national team also won in Serbia!

When 11 Hungarians withdraw … the victory is over! (Photo: Miklós Szabó)

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS
LEAGUE B
GROUP 3, ROUND 3
SERBIA-HUNGARY 0–1
Belgrade, Rajko Mitics Stadium, behind closed doors. V: Schärer (Switzerland)
Serbia: Rajkovich – St. Mitrovich, Milenkovich, St. Pavlovich – Gachinovich (Vlahovich, 66), Gudelj, Tadic, Milivojevic (N. Lukic, during halftime), Mladenovic – Jovic, Lyajich (during halftime). Federal Captain: Ljubisa Tumbakovics
Hungary: Gulácsi – Botka, Lang, Szalai A. – Bese (Orbán, 56.), Kalmár, Á. Nagy, Rich (Schäfer, 77.), Ant (Holender, during the break) – Nikolics (Nego, 76.), Könyves (Szalai Á., 63.). Federal Captain: Marco Rossi
Gólszerző: Book (twentieth)

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Belgrade also did not rest on Sunday.

The pleasant sunshine, the spring weather drew people to the streets, cars lined up endlessly at the four-lane roundabout, and during our short visit it became clear that such a hidden and narrow street cannot be found in the Serbian capital at least in a minute. three cars turn around. Another problem is that in a city like a bustling beehive, it was soccer that was out of play.

Although the Serbian national team won the qualifying match for the European Championship against Norway on Thursday, the Sunday editions of the local newspapers mostly mentioned only a few lines about the League of Nations group match against Hungary on Sunday. night. The columns in the sports columns were dominated by the country’s current number one tennis player Novak Djokovics, who played the final against Rafael Nadal, the local afternoon favorite, at Roland Garros, so it is not surprising that the elegant Belgrade restaurant the Serbian tennis star will also follow the events.

The transparent column filled with tennis balls, the trophies behind the glass case, the big screen televisions and the giant projectors that broadcast the game, the framed photographs of the restaurant’s namesake and the statue of Novak Djokovic in the costume of each gentleman at the entrance. for sports lovers it is a kind of sanctuary in Belgrade. And in the tinted glass VIP room, the Serbian tennis player’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, saw the fight in the scum. Of course, our proud father would have liked to ask the proud father about the final, but the head waiter graciously pointed out that he would not be disturbed during the match, we could exchange a few words with him at most after the clash, as long as his son was a winner.

The rookie’s leg swings … (Photo: Miklós Szabó)

The level of the restaurant and the etiquette of tennis was also reflected in the behavior of the guests, no words were heard aloud, the games won by the Serbian ace were mostly greeted with solid applause, the volume only started to rise slightly in the third set: pain, Rajko Mitics called Marakana. We couldn’t even expect sporadic applause in the stadium on Sunday night as the match was held behind closed doors due to the virus situation.

Thus, despite the imposing view of a stadium with a capacity for 53,000 spectators, the Hungarian footballers ran out in front of rows of empty chairs to warm up. Before the first whistle it was decided that another Hungarian footballer would pass the baptism of fire, because Norbert Könyves was given the opportunity in the starting team, so that he could draw the coat of arms for the first time, although Holender Filip could be expected to be included in advance.

In the team that won 3-1 in Sofia, the Italian specialist changed six places due to the load of the series, as expected, Nikolics Nemanja was the first to speak, but the other changes were far from clear. There were several options in the deck, up to two players were applying for the starting team for certain positions, but it is difficult to see in advance the letters of the federal captain, and the Italian coach finished with ZTE forward Norbert Könyves, Endre Botka, Barnabás Bese and Dániel Gazdag. Ant voted the New Year’s Eve trust.

After a careful start, there was a chance just before Norbert Könyves, but he mounted after an inaccurate takeover, while on the other side, after a slight turnover, Péter Gulácsi certainly hit the long shot from Nemanja. Gudelj in the lower right corner. It seemed that on free kicks, the Hungarian team tried to narrow the area, to compress the midfield as much as possible, if necessary, both forwards fell back into their own field to help the defense. The Hungarian team did not even find the antidote for a well condensed and organized defense, although after the ball the Hungarian team had a hard time weaving their attacks.

The defenders, on the other hand, came out at a good pace, Zsolt Kalmár returned to play football with great enthusiasm, and at the end of the first twenty minutes the debutant Egerszeg striker shone with the virtue that he called the captain in the frame: he fought thoroughly for the ball and then his first goal in his first game for the national team. he also scored, as a Zentai-born footballer, only against the Serbian national team.

The Hungarian midfielders did an amazing job, trying to immediately attack or overtake the Serbian opponent who touched the ball, and when an error crept into the machine, like at the end of the first half hour, when Dusan Tadics shot, the Hungarian goalkeeper blocked .

Towards the end of the first half more difficult than rich in situations, Zsolt Kalmár, who scored a goal and a goal pass against the Bulgarians, tested Predrag Rajkovics, and although the goalkeeper defended the shot in the right corner, the Serbs attacked . The national team had an advantage for the break.
After the turn, the Hungarian superiority increased, the Hungarian team became more and more stagnant and it became increasingly difficult to keep the acquired balls. In the first quarter of an hour, the previous stability fluctuated twice, first after Dusan Tadic’s corner kick, Attila Szalai had to block a big shot from Strahinja Pavlovich’s shot, then Mijat Gacsinovics fired over him after a good punch . It was true that when the Hungarian team loosened a bit they almost doubled their lead, but at the end of the quick counterattack, Nikolics Nemanja served well in front of Holender Filip, who was substituting, the attacker missed the left corner.
Later the game was balanced again.

After surviving the pressure, the Hungarian team, which slowed down the game, played football more boldly, Marco Rossi tried to stabilize the team by replacing the “Bundesliga detachment”, ie Willi Orbán and Ádám Szalai. The visiting team also destroyed well on post free throws, although at times they lost several balls too easily. The Serbs opened the last quarter of an hour with a goalpost, after the precise center of Filip Mladenovics, luck saved the Hungarian team from equalization. The image of the game promised a terribly difficult last ten minutes; it is true that after Endre Botka’s excellent pass, Predrag Rajkovics had to defend with the head of Attila Szalai.

The team in the white jersey was really stuck in their hair, but with a great pace team, lots of short sprints, and smart stance, one foot could always go, and tough, organized and brutal play paid off. The Hungarian team kept their lead and, defying the preliminary chances, brought the three points from Belgrade, which is at least as great a feat as defeating the Turks.

After an evening meeting, the city also rested. The Hungarian footballers, who had great joy on Thursday, were able to go back to sleep happily after winning their second away game in their group.

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In another group match
Russia 1-1 Turkey (Anton Mirancsuk 28., sick Kenan Karaman 62.)

GROUP STATUS

1. Russia	3	two	one	–	7-4	+3	7
2. HUNGARY	3	two	–	one	4-3	+1	6
3. Turkey	3	–	two	one	1-2	-one	two
4. Serbia	3	–	one	two	1-4	-3	one

National sports reports on the venue: Bence Babják, István Kocsmár-Tóth (text), Tamás Nagy-Pál (video) and Miklós Szabó (Photo)