2018. May. 20. Sunday, 18:21
Telekom Veszprém – MOL-Pick Szeged 29:26 (14:17)
Telekom Veszprém: Mikler, Alilovic – Manaskov 4, Schuch, Ilic 3, Tonnesen 5, Gajic 4 (2), Nagy 2, Terzic, Blagotinsek 3, Sulic 1, Nenadic 4, Jamali 3
MOL-Pick Szeged: Sego, Sierra – Srsen 1, Kallman 3, Bodó 7, Sigurmannsson 2 (2), Gorbok, Goncalves 2, Balogh, Skube 4, Blazevic 1, Gaber, Sostaric 4, Zhitnikov 1, Fekete, Bánhidi 1
Penalties: 2/2 and 3/2
Suspension: 10 min. and 10 min.
Ljubomir Vranjes: Congratulations to Szeged. I think they were better in two games. They played good defense and attack. We tried to repair the 4 goals but it did not work. I am not satisfied with the games, but we did fight and were almost there. We played against a good team. It is a lesson for us that we need to take the next step. We lost 7 games this season, 4 of them are okay, but the others are not. We had too much up and downs this season I think. Today also. We will try to prepare better for the next season. There is nothing more to say, we are sad, angry and disappointed and we do not like this situation. We will try to improve this season. Some of the players who worked well for this club are leaving. I thank their professionalism. Those who stay, or comes, the work is given.
Nagy László: Congratulations to Szeged! They were playing very well during both games. During the first match we did not play well. Today we wanted to start with a good game, but we were not able to do that. In the second half we managed to play better, but in the last 10 minutes we were not good neither in the defence nor in the attacks. This loss is more painful because of the players who are leaving the team now. Unfortunately, this year my injuries happened in the worst times and I were not able to play the way I wanted to. I would like to thank to our departing players and wish good luck in their new clubs. I would like to congratulate to Szeged for the victory one more time.
Juan Carlos Pastor: Congratulations to Veszprém for the wonderful final. We were better in two games, and deserved to win. We played well in the first half, but we were struggling in the second, we were not able to score and the offense was shaky. I think that in the period when Veszprém came back, we played badly. We believed that we can do it all along, and we managed to do it. Congratulations to the MOL-Pick family and thanks to Mr. Csányi, who had confidence in me when the results were not okay in December. I would like to thank my players, who worked very well all season long. I dedicate this championship to them. I would also like to dedicate it to my family and especially to my father, who passed away in August, and was always asking, when we are going to beat Chema’s team. It is hard to win the title here, and it will not change for next year either. We respect Veszprém. We could not win important games against them, but now it happened.
Bodó Richárd: Congratulations to Veszprém! I think that we were able to win after two games against Veszprém like this is a huge thing, because it is never an easy task. We would like to continue like this in the next season. Right now we are going to celebrate our historical win. I would like to congratulate one more time to Veszprém.
Photo: Dávid Vörös