Kecskemét took all three points from Djirmot with a 4-1 victory in the fifth round of Hungary's Second League on Saturday. The visitors had already looked comfortable by the time the first half ended, and then they put the game to bed early in the second period. Djirmot's home record now sits at seven places in the table with ten points from six matches, while Kecskemét holds second spot on thirteen points.
P. Nyari opened the scoring in the eighth minute, a simple finish that caught Djirmot off guard. To be fair, the hosts did not respond with any urgency, and M. Madarasz doubled the visitors' advantage in the thirty-first minute. C. Novak's own goal in the first minute of added time made it 3-0 before the break, and by then the match had already lost its shape.
Kecskemét came out for the second half with a different tempo. P. Beke added a fourth in the fifty-ninth minute, and A. Bolyki completed the scoreline in the seventy-eighth. Djirmot managed only one goal throughout, and the visitors changed shape at the break to control the middle third.
The statistics tell a story that matches what you saw on the pitch. Both sides recorded 101 attacks, but Kecskemét hit the target nine times to Djirmot's two. Possession was split 54 per cent to 46, yet the visitors' efficiency stretched the back line in ways the hosts could not match. Djirmot won eight corners to Kecskemét's three, but corners rarely decide a match when the finishing is this uneven.
Discipline did not help either side. Djirmot collected three yellow cards while Kecskemét received two, with B. Szabo and Z. Vasvari among those cautioned. Substitutions came in waves: three for Djirmot at the break, then one for each side as the game settled into a comfortable rhythm for the visitors.
The result leaves Kecskemét two points clear at the top of the regular season standings, and Djirmot's hopes of a top-four finish have taken a knock. They had nothing to do all evening after the sixty-fifth minute, and that is the kind of match that defines a season.