Fradi-Újpest derby: It started with Bud Spencer and ended with three goals

Defending champion and league leader Ferencváros won a confident 3-0 home victory over arch-rival Újpest in the top match of the 11th round of the football OTP Bank League on Sunday.

This was the 239th derby in the top flight, Ferencváros triumphed for the 116th time, the Újpest won 61 times, but since December 2015 they have not been able to celebrate in the duel.

Under the management of Dejan Stankovic, the green and whites are still undefeated.

At the last moment, two key players from the home team, team captain Dénes Dibusz and the engine of the midfield, Dávid Sigér, were unable to take on the game either.

The Fradi fans greeted the Újpest fans with the famous scene of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill .

The atmosphere was gunpowder

Due to the cloud of smoke following the pyrotechnic "show", the match started a few minutes late, and the hosts threw themselves into it with great enthusiasm and scored an early goal thanks to Lisztes.

When the purples were just starting to improve, Pesic took the lead for Ferencváros after a huge mistake - Tamás mishandled a pass that put the rival striker in a position. A few minutes before the end of the normal playing time of the first half, Újpest almost equalized, but Ádám Varga, who entered the field in place of the goalkeeper of the national team, made a brave save.

The first half ended up lasting 55 minutes, the purples were very close to equalizing in this period. In the first minutes after the break, Újpest's situations came on a conveyor belt, for example, Ambrose rolled past from five meters without being disturbed by anyone.

Despite the pressure, Újpest doubled its advantage with a header by defending champion Abena after a corner kick. Three minutes later, the fate of the three points was decided, Abu Fani sold the ball that bounced off Banai. Újpest understandably lost faith at the start, and Ferencváros no longer forced the attacks, so the result did not change.

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Front page image: Ferencvárosi goal situation in front of the Újpest goal during the match played in the 11th round of the football OTP Bank League at the Groupama Arena on October 29, 2023.
Ferencváros-Újpest 3-0. MTI/Koszticsák Solid