The tough defense might also explain this, which characterized both sides. Our girls missed several clear chances, and some shots landed into the goalkeeper or hit the goal-posts. From the 20th minute, our attacks became more effective, but it was still hard to pull away from our opponent. Szimó and Heidi could eventually score some points, and Görbe threw in the penalties. We were up by three goals, but Dunaújváros could equalize at the end of the first half, when Görbe missed the overtime penalty shot .
We started the second half energetically, but the teams were playing neck-to-neck. Tomori Zsuzsi continued to be effective and we could also find Heidi in the defensive wall, so our lead extended by five goals in the second part of this period. Finally, the shooting chances were taken, and we could more or less keep the backs of Kohász at bay. The goal difference continued to grow, which meant that in the end we could win against Kohász with eight goals.
Ambros Martin commenting on the match: “ We are at the end of the autumn season and we still have to concentrate on the matches very much. Those who played less against Vardar, got more opportunity today. It was clear that Dunaújváros is a tough opponent and we have to do our best to get the points for the win. By the second half we pulled our game together, our defense was effective throughout and our attack was more effective than in the first half. I’m totally content with this 30 minutes.”
Görbicz Anita was also more satisfied with the second half: “The match might have started a little too early, it was difficult for us to get up to speed. In the second half we shifted gears and could take the lead. At the end of the first period there was still room for improvement in our defense, but we could keep Újváros firmly in the second half, that’s the reason for the eight-goal difference.”
Zdravko Zovko: “In the first half, my team performed well, we could concentrate properly and we were aggressive enough. By the second half we got a little tired and we didn’t have the same quality substitutes for our three players in the middle. The eight-goal difference seems a little bit too much, I think there wasn’t such a big difference between the two teams.”
