Incredible sensation! The Hungarian national football team defeated the European silver medalist English team 1-0 on Saturday's game day of the Nations League A division in the Puskás Arena. The only goal of the match was scored by Dominik Szoboszlai from the penalty spot. After 60 years, the Hungarian national team was able to defeat the English again in a stakes match.
The captain of the English national team said at the press conference on Friday that his newly called-up players "worked great" in training, among them Jarrod Bowen, the forward of West Ham United, and James Justin, the defender of Leicester City, also got the opportunity to introduce themselves as starters in the English national team .
Last year, the national team competed against the English team twice last year, and although the first time they lost 4-0 in the Puskás Arena, in the London match they managed to repeat the stable play seen at the European Championship, so they once again achieved a bravura draw in the Wembley Stadium with a team full of world stars. against a rival.
By the way, the Hungarian national team was able to enjoy a victory long ago in a stakes match against the English
the last time they managed to beat them in a World Cup match was in 1962, and the odds were still in favor of the English, who are in fifth place in the world rankings.
Already an hour before the start of the match, an amazing crowd of children "invaded" the Puskás Arena area. Several people in Hungarian team jerseys and red-white-green face paint chanted the well-known "Ria, ria, Hungária!" and "Go, Hungary" rhymes.
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In the 64th minute, the Hungarians, playing excellent football, got a huge opportunity, as Zsolt James Nagy won a penalty against Reece James. Dominik Szoboszlai stood behind the ball and confidently shot into the lower right corner. This was Szoboszlai's sixth goal in the national team.
After the conceded goal, the English suddenly started to play football, Gulácsi had to make several big saves. In the first half, the Hungarian team could have decided the game once and for all, but the shot of Kleinheisler, who came on as a substitute, was saved by Pickford, and the rebound was bombed by Schäfer over the empty goal from six meters.
In the last minutes of regular time, Kane shot over the crossbar, but in the five-minute overtime, no more goals were scored, so to a huge surprise, the Hungarian team defeated the English national team again after 1962 and jumped to the top of their group with their success.
The English kneeled before the match and, as we saw, also at the end. At the beginning, the children gave a whistle concert, and the end was a cheer of joy: Ria, ria Hungária, Hajrá Hungary!
The Hungarian children were so proud that you could see it from the moon!
On June 4, on Trianon's 102nd anniversary, a little revenge!
Source and image: Origo.hu
