Alba Fehérvár beat Kaposvár KK 94:85 on Saturday evening in the NB I A, doing what most people said they wouldn't. The home side hosted the league leaders and came out on top in a game that went past 170 points. To be fair, the result wasn't a total shock if you'd been watching the home side's form.
Fehérvár had lost their last outing against Budapest Honvéd 88:95, but before that they'd won back-to-back at 98:82 and 96:77. Kaposvár, meanwhile, had won their last four—against DEÁK 95:90, KTE-Duna Aszfalt 97:75, Szolnoki Olajbanasz 91:90 and Sedgeak 99:98. High scoring was the theme for both teams.
And here's the thing, I had this one pencilled in. I'd put 55 per cent on a home victory and it came good. Fehérvár's defence had been leaky, yes, but their attack had been clicking. Kaposvár's away record was solid but not impenetrable, and the home crowd, as ever, made a difference.
By then the standings told a simple story. Kaposvár sat top with four wins from five, while Fehérvár sat sixth with three wins from four. The gap between them is less important than the fact that the home side proved they could take points from the best side in the league. They haven't won since that loss to Honvéd in October, so this breaks that run.
The result leaves Kaposvár still leading but with their first defeat of the season. Fehérvár move up the table, though not by much, and take confidence from seeing off the leaders. The scoreline says it all—94:85—and in this league, that's enough to change how people talk about the home side.
