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Budapest Honvéd 2-1 Kisvárda Master Good Referee: Bogár Gergő

Horrible game to watch. 5 mins of action at the start - Honvéd scoring an own goal after 2 mins and then equalising on 7. Klemenz with his 1st NBI goal. Then it was niggly foul upon niggly foul upon niggly foul until the 90th min! Very little chance for the game to flow. With literally seconds left on the clock Melnyik displayed player stupidity at its finest – he pulled back Machach, earned himself a YC, carried on with the pulling & added in dissent towards the referee earning himself a 2nd yellow card/red within a matter of seconds, gave Kispest a free kick in a dangerous area and Machach said thank you very much and scored an absolute peach of a goal to win the game with the last kick of the game. Not a game where the blue clad Mr Bogár could shine - not down to him. When players are intent on nothing but little niggly fouls you just have to go with the flow, or lack of it! He was fair & consistent in dealing with it all & no surprise the game ended with 10 YC & 1 YYR. Best part of the game was the final whistle!

Újpest 1-3 Gyirmót FC Győr Referee: Berke Balázs

Oh dear Lilák.  I can't say what I really think or I'll have to put myself on moderated posts and report to the naughty step! Not good enough simply. To those ultras who forced Nebojša out of the club with their abuse & death threats - thanks! Gyirmot deserved the win. Highlight of the match was a skirmish between Beridze & Ikic on the touchline.  Lots of pushing and shoving & got very heated. Mr Berke got in between them and still they carried on. Mr Berke being a feisty dude got hold of Ikic and literally physically removed him from the area. A very forceful shove that could have backfired but he was so in control & had the respect of the players that it worked to bring them to their senses and stop. Not a technique I'd recommend to other refs but it worked for him today. A few words between him and the Gyirmot bench, some shouting and finger pointing, including by him! His point was made, the coaches sat back down quietly and it calmed down again.  Both players were booked.

Video here: https://fb.watch/8qSqnshQse/

The lovely Mr Solymosi was hidden away in the VAR van for this one.

Puskás Akadémia 2-0 Mezőkövesd Zsóry Referee: Pintér Csaba

That game where all fans want both teams to lose! Felcsút 1-0 up at half time. Highlight of the match is Mr Pinter in red! 2nd half highlight was 1 man shouting Hajrá Puskas and another one shouting Oh do shut up! Easy game for Mr Pintér - it was dire!