Hungarian League, Round 6: Vasas remain top,Újpest record fourth win in a row

Round 6 of the OTP Bank Liga saw one match played on Tuesday evening and the remaining five yesterday. Haladás, Ferencváros and Újpest all won away from home whilst Vasas remain top after beating Honvéd at home. Elsewhere, MTK and Paks both clocked up their first victory of the season.

Debreceni VSC 0-1 Szombathelyi Haladás (0-0) Goalscorer: Williams ‘60

Debrecen held the upper hand early, creating a number of chances in the opening half-hour but unable to convert their superiority into goals. Haladás weathered the storm however and began to threaten the home goal as the half drew to a close. The visitors took the lead on the hour-mark through Australian striker David Williams. Debrecen struggled to threaten other than from distance as they searched in vain for an equaliser, Géza Mészöly’s team leaving the Nagyerdei Stadion will all three points.

Gyirmót FC 0-1 Ferencváros (0-1) Goalscorer: Böde ‘18

Reigning champions Ferencváros took the lead through Dániel Böde following a defensive mistake. Thereafter they continued to create chances and appeared to be in control of the match despite Dénes Dibusz being called into action just before half-time. The match was more even in the second half, albeit the Budapest side continued to dominate. With no further goals coming Ferencváros get back on track after their loss to Vasas, whilst Gyirmót remain without a win.

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Vasas 2-0 Budapest Honvéd (1-0) Goalscorers: Berecz ‘28, Remili’ 72

Hosts Vasas played with confidence in the first half, having the lion’s share of possession and preventing Honvéd from making inroads towards their goal. Zsombor Berecz gave Vasas the lead with a spectacular long-distance strike on 28 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Honvéd as defender Dávid Bobál was sent off early in the second half, and the hosts grabbed a second goal in the 72nd minute to settle proceedings as Mohamed Remili’s free-kick squirmed through the legs of András Horváth and into the net.