Szeged secured their position at the summit of the Hungarian National Championship with a 40-29 victory over NEKA on Sunday afternoon. The result keeps the visitors clear at the top of the table while the hosts remain rooted in tenth place after six league matches.
Szeged controlled the tempo from the opening exchanges and never looked back. They built a comfortable cushion before the interval and extended it in the second half, moving 40-29 on the final whistle. By then, the match had been decided.
And here's the thing — we had called for this outcome, giving the away side a 71 per cent chance of victory. The analysis held up. Szeged have the deeper squad and the consistency to see through a difficult fixture.
NEKA struggled to find any rhythm against a side that pressed aggressively. They lost the first period 9-10 and never managed to pull clear. To be fair, they have only two wins from six games and this result reflects that struggle.
The visitors showed their quality in the closing stages, adding three more goals to their tally after the break. Szeged now sit on 16 points from nine matches, with only one defeat to their name this season.
For NEKA, the gap to safety has not closed. They remain five points adrift of the mid-table and face a long climb if they are to avoid trouble. The match brought them together early, but the result was never in doubt.
