Our team beat their Bulgarian opponents with goals from Christensen, Katona, Pető, Larsen and Patrik Kovács.
Our team played their third summer friendly match, the first of the training camp in Slovenia, against Bulgarian first division FC Hebar Pazardzhik in Kranjska Gora. Head coach Tamás Pető selected the starting eleven of Tóth - Melnyik, Serafimov, Spandler, Schön - Csongvai, Bedi - Katona, Christensen, Kastrati - Gradisar.
In the first ten minutes, Katona threatened on two breakaways, but could not get a shot on target. In the 11th minute Gradisar's cross could have given Kastrati the lead, but the Bulgarian goalkeeper made a great save from the good effort. Three minutes later, we had a goal: Bedi battled a a penalty, which Christensen confidently converted, firing the ball into the right side of the goal (1-0).
Shortly afterwards, FC Hebar equalised with a rebounded shot from Kabov (1-1). At the end of the first half-hour, a good flick from Kastrati set up Melnyik, but our new signing missed the target. The last dangerous shot of the first half came from Katona in the 41st minute, but the defenders managed to block it and the teams went to the break with the score at 1-1.
Fehérvár FC
![Fehérvár FC](https://fehervarfc.hu/api/image-cached/original/0/293c20e591d0/149728.png)
- ⚽ Christensen
- ⚽ Katona
- ⚽ Pető
- ⚽ Larsen
- ⚽ Kovács
5-2
Kranjska Gora Stadion Kranjska Gora
FC Hebar Pazardzhik
![FC Hebar Pazardzhik](https://fehervarfc.hu/api/image-cached/original/0/eb843c212989/150821.png)
- ⚽ Kabov
- ⚽ Mihaylov
Fehérvár FC
Tóth Balázs (Veszelinov Dániel 61') - Bohdan Melnyik (Huszti András 77'), Nikola Serafimov, Spandler Csaba, Schön Szabolcs - Csongvai Áron, Bedi Bence (Kasper Larsen 73') - Katona Mátyás (Babos Bence 70'), Tobias Christensen (Nicolas Stefanelli 65'), Lirim Kastrati (Pető Milán 50') - Nejc Gradisar (Kovács Patrik 65')
FC Hebar Pazardzhik
Rosa Márcio (Debarliev Peter 46') - Zbun Oleksiy, Penchev Bozhidar, Kabov Atanas, Mihaylov Martin, Raynov Martin, Nikolaev Nikolay (Krastev Kaloyan 46'), Pehlivanov Kaloyan, Fonkeu William, Makni Nabil, Tartov Georgi
Our head coach didn't make a change at the break, and the first chance of the second period fellto Kastrati, although his shot missed the goal - soon after our Kosovar winger was replaced by Milan Pető. In the 54th minute we took the lead again: the goalkeeper could not get hold of the ball, after Pető's pass Christensen's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but Katona's shot nestled into the back of the net (2-1). In the 63rd minute Mihaylov made it 2-2 from a free kick.
Patrik Kovács and Stefanelli came on the pitch, which was followed by another Vidi goal, after Csongvai's ball found Pető who controlled it and scored (3-2). From here on our team did not let our opponent back into the game, Bedi and Schön's shots went over the crossbar, Patrik Kovács missed the target by inches, our fourth goal was special. And it came, from not just any shot! Kasper Larsen, who had come on just a few minutes earlier, found the net from about 30 metres out and stuck a goal into the top corner (4-2). Stefanelli's shot was still in the foot of the net for our fifth goal, but not for Patrik Kovacs, who scored with a shot off the left post in the 85th minute (5-2).
Our team won by a confident 5-2 victory against Hebar Pazardzhik. On Friday we will have a training camp and on Saturday we will play against NK Dekani from Slovenia.
Author: David Rechnitzer