Seged saw off IK Sävehof 38-34 in a club friendly on Tuesday evening. The match took place on 11 August at the hosts' home ground. It was not a competitive fixture, but the scoreline told a different story than the opposition list might suggest.
Seged had been finding results patchy of late. They dropped points against Nantes and Veszprém in their last two outings, then bounced back with wins over Ferencváros and Budakalász. Sävehof, meanwhile, had endured a run of three defeats in a row against HK Malmö, with a win and a loss against Hammarby IF sandwiched around that spell.
By then, the Hungarian side looked sharper. Their 38 goals suggest an attack finding rhythm, even if the defence left something to be desired at 34 conceded. To be fair, friendly matches rarely reward perfection — they reward momentum, and Seged carried theirs into the final whistle.
The visitors showed flashes of their old capacity to score. Eighteen goals in their last five matches against Swedish opposition points to a team that can still trouble defences, even if consistency has been elusive. They were not outplayed so much as outlasted.
What matters for Seged now is the trajectory. Two losses in a row before this win does not undo the progress, but it reminds you that form is fragile. They need the points badly in competitive fixtures, and friendlies are where you build the scaffolding.