What you need to know about ESMTK:
The club was founded in 1909
They have won the third-tier championship 10 times
They have played in NB I three times in their history
In recent years the red-and-whites have become one of the leading sides, having not finished lower than third in any of the last 3 seasons
They are unbeaten in their last five league matches
Bence Soós is currently their top scorer with 11 goals and also leads the scoring chart for the entire league
ESMTK currently sits 3rd in the table with 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat
The team's head coach: Zoltán Turi
The Pesterzsébet squad includes four former Kispest academy players: Dávid Stoiacovici, Levente Márta, Péter Gábor and Máté Balogh.
Previous meetings:
Our second team has faced ESMTK in every season since 2020-21. In autumn 2020 we lost a high-scoring match 5-3, but got our revenge in Pesterzsébet with a 3-1 victory. Gellért Dúzs, István Pekár and Barna Benczenleitner, among others, were part of that winning team; all three now play for our senior side, with Benczenleitner also scoring in that match. Since then, however, we have been unable to beat ESMTK, with our Budapest rivals winning both matches 2-1 last season.
We last played ESMTK on March 31, 2024. Kalocsány responded to Dániel Wirth's penalty in the first half, but Bence Soós eventually scored the goal that decided the match in favour of the visitors.
2024. 03. 31. Budapest Honvéd II.–ESMTK 1–2 (1–1)
Honvéd II.: Molnár M. – Vojtko (Bakó, 67.), Gincsai (Horváth B., 67.), Kaczvinszki, Kis K. – Kocsis G., Polák (Pintér M., 82.), Kalocsány – Hancz (Tóth L., 67.), Simon B., Menyhárt (Kárász, 82.)
Head coach: Milán Kurucsai
Goals: Kalocsány (41.), and Wirth (29. – penalty), Soós (63.)
The match kicks off at 11:00 on Wednesday, November 20 at the Magyar Futball Akadémia Youth Centre. Admission is free, and you can also follow the game live on our YouTube channel.
NB III South-East group, Round 14
Budapest Honvéd FC II.–ESMTK, November 20 (Wednesday), 11:00.
Venue: MFA Youth Centre
