MTK came from behind and scored its second goal in the seventh minute of extra time to win 2-1 at the home of Újpest in the final match of the 29th round of the football OTP Bank League on Sunday evening.
For a long time, it seemed that the home team could improve after two heavy defeats, but – although they played with advantage and superiority for a long time – they lost again, with a goal scored in the 97th minute. In addition, they lost for the third time this season against MTK, who won 2-0 away in September and 3-0 at home in early February.
OTP Bank Liga, round 29:
Újpest FC-MTK Budapest 1-2 (1-0)
Szusza Ferenc Stadium, 3276 spectators, v.: Antal
scorers: Csoboth (20th) and Jurina (78th, 97th)
yellow card: Ljujic (35th), Huszti (57th), Koburi (93rd), and Kádár (64th), P. Kovács (92nd), Jurina (97th)
Újpest:
Banai – Huszti, Keita, Koburi – Kiss T. (Mörschel, 68), Radosevic (Tamás K., 68), Tajti (Mack, 78), Ljujic, Geiger (Varga, 68) – Ambrose, Csoboth ( Sasare, 85.)
MTK Budapest:
Demjén – Varjú, Kádár, Kocsis – Hej (M. Kovács, 64), Kata, A. Horváth (Jurina, 64), Antonov (P. Kovács, 78)- Németh (Végh, 80), Kosznovszky ( Stieber, 78.), Bognár
Újpest started the match agilely, attacked its opponent and created several chances in the first ten minutes. The home team already attacked in their own half, thus keeping MTK under pressure, there was a period in which the visitors had the ball for only a few seconds. The lead was taken by Csoboth, who dribbled in from the left and then fired into the bottom right corner. In the continuation, the home team retreated a little, but continued to lead dangerous attacks, while MTK’s game had absolutely no dynamics or punching power.
After the break, the guest team became more active. In the 59th minute, Németh received a pass from the right side, and the ball hit Koburi’s back and then into the goal. However, after the VAR check, the referee disallowed the goal due to handling. Still, the equalizer came, Stieber curved from the left to the center, Németh put Jurina in a position, who lifted it into the goal. In the first half, both teams played for victory, and MTK scored another goal with Jurina’s header.
In the first half of the match, Újpest played much better football than their opponent, but the second half was balanced, with slightly more MTK chances.
The results of the 29th round
Ferencvárosi TC-Kisvárda Master Good 0–0
Puskás Academy FC-Paksi FC 5–0
Diósgyőr VTK-Debreceni VSC 5–3
Kecskemét TE-Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC 2–1
Fehérvár FC-Zalaegerszegi TE FC 1-1
OTP Bank League standings after the 29th round
Cover image: Budapest, February 2, 2024. Marin Jurina, the player of MTK, celebrates his goal during the MTK Budapest-Újpest FC match played in the 18th round of the football OTP Bank League at the Új Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium in Budapest on February 2, 2024. MTI/Zsolt Szigetváry
