Victory over Szekszárd

Simple Women's League, Matchday 11:
Szekszárdi WFC - Budapest Honvéd FC 2-3 (1-1)
goalscorers: Taylor (21.,92.), and Kurkutovic (17.), Silva (46.), Csuhai (67.)

Our women's team, sixth in the table before the match, faced tenth-placed Szekszárd. In the first competitive match between the two teams, we saw an even contest on the pitch with plenty of duels. In the 17th minute we took the lead through Kurkutovic. (0-1) The reply came quickly at the other end, however, as Taylor scored, so we went into the break level at 1-1.

The pattern of the game did not change after the restart, with both teams battling with motivation. The second half started well for us: Silva's goal in the 46th minute put us ahead again. (1-2) Play then continued mainly in midfield until the 67th minute, when Csuhai extended our advantage. (1-3) In the final minutes Szekszárd managed to pull one back, Taylor scoring her second. (2-3) We beat Szekszárd 3-2 in a hard-fought, combative match, moving up to fifth place in the table.

Our women's team will next play away to Szeged on Saturday, November 23 at 13:00.