Sopron saw off Szigetszentmiklós 107:53 in the NB I/A women's handball league on Saturday. The hosts dominated from the opening whistle and never looked back, running up a fifty-four-goal margin that told the story of the contest. To be fair, this was exactly the sort of result you'd expect given where both sides sit in the table.
Sopron have been formidable at home this season, sitting third after twenty-two games with seventeen wins. They've only dropped five matches all campaign and the gap between them and the bottom half is widening. Szigetszentmiklós, meanwhile, find themselves rooted to twelfth with just two victories and twenty defeats. By then it was already clear the visitors had little to play for.
And here's the thing — we had this nailed in our preview. We backed the home side to win with seventy-one percent confidence, and that assessment held up. The margin might have been wider than anticipated, but the outcome was never in doubt. Sopron's squad depth and home advantage told against a side that's struggled all season.
The result extends Sopron's unbeaten run and keeps them in contention for a top-four finish. Szigetszentmiklós have now lost twenty of twenty-two matches and are running out of games to salvage something from this campaign. The twelve-point gap in the table says everything about the quality divide.
It was a straightforward afternoon for the hosts, who punished their opponents from every angle. Money has come for the home side in terms of performance, and they'll look to carry this momentum forward. Szigentszentmiklós will need to regroup quickly if they want to avoid a wooden spoon finish.
