Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE 0-0 Újpest FC "B" 5.11.2011. Ness Hungary NB II. Kelet - II
Békéscsaba, Kórház utcai stadion
att: 800
On Saturday morningIsaton the busto Szeged, Hungary. From thereI wenttoBékéscsaba,with the intentiontolook ata team thatwas onceplayedthe Europeancompetitionswhile today'sis second-division team. Békéscsaba (or shorterCsaba) is a townin Eastern Hungary with some sixtythousand inhabitants. Itis easy toget there,even reachthe stadiumwhich is locatedon the otherside of the cityinrelation to thebusstation. Csabacenterisvery nicewith apedestrianzone, atwhose endthere aretwohugechurches followed by thestreetKórház. There isstadium thathas a nameexcept forthe streetalso hassimple nameBekescsabaiStadion. Fromthe streetit was apparently ahugestadium. The stadium was built in 1974 and has acapacity ofaround10,500spectators. There are severalgatesto enterfrom the street. Admission was 700Ft which is slightlymore than 2euros. It does not matteron whichgateyou enter, because once you're insidethe stadium, you can go onstand thatyou want. On the street sideis the largeststand, divided into sectorswith acageforthe visitingfans, whichthere was nottoday. On the oppositeside is acoveredstandwith woodenbenches forseating. At itsendto theclubbuildingis something thatI likein Hungary, buffet. Pleaseone "Soproni" beer, thank you...butI drankbetterbeers. Behind thestandthere isan auxiliarypitch withartificialgrass. I think thelatestbuilt stand, with plasticseats and an electricscoreboard, is located behind thegoal on western side. On itwas thegroup oflocal fans called"BadBoys". A couplegirlsand a fewnot sobad guys. In somemoments ofthe gameexcept the playerson the fieldI heardhowpeople eatsnacks! Incrediblesilence. Fromthe gameI wasexpectingmore. Looking atsomeof the previousresultsI thought it wouldbe alot of goals. In the end,only0-0. Therewasexcitement andchances to scoreduring a match, but todaywas not destinedto seesome goals.
15.10.2011. Ness Hungary NB II. Kelet - II Szegedi Vasutas SE Stadion, Szeged
att: 1200
Inthe morningI decidedto goto Hungary.I have notlongbeen there. Somehowreasonisalwayslackof time but this timeIdecided to bedifferent. StillI remembermyfirst gameIwatchedin Hungary. That wasbackin 1990, I watchedtheIntertotoCup match between the host Siófok and Bnei Yehuda from Israel. You guessedthat Iwas thereon vacation. Szeged is the third largest city of Hungary but it isalsowalkablecity. It is located near the southern border with Serbia. He isalsoknown for itsuniversitybut he is also one of the centres of the food industry. Ifyou are alreadythere,do not eathamburgers, try szekelygulyas! Szegedis notfamous forfootball, handballis muchmore successful, youprobablyheard aboutPickSzeged. As for thefootball, Tisza Volan is foryearsin the thirddivision but something has happenedthis year.Szeged2011 founded in July, when Makói FC and Kiskundorozsmai ESK merged. Anyway, the matchwas exciting. This was thesecond leaguematch, the easterngroup. Admission was 500 or 1000 Ft which is about 2-4 euro. It was playedin front of1200and accordingto some sources1800viewers, to mewasa lotto count... During the firsthalfcloudy weather, in second half the sunhaswarmedthe host. After the firsthalf guestsareled by1-0even if theirgoalieis sent off, back in27 minutes. Secondhalfdifferent story. The parade ofgoals. Ongeneraldelight ofhome crowdwhoenthusiasticallycheeredat alltimetheir team andnotonly themost loyalgroup offans. The matchended4-1!
Vasutas stadion or railwaystadium, is anicelittlefacility and notfarfrom the bus station. The stadium wasbuiltin 1937. Capacityisabout 5,000spectators. In the westisa huge covered standon whichareplacedbenchesforseating in a redand blue color. At the entrancethere is a smallmobiletrailerthat servesas abuffet, whatever youwanttodrinkthey haveall. Seems to me that the best is sell beer, because everyoneholdingcansof beerin their hands. For mesomething incomprehensible becausein Serbiais notallowed tosell alcoholin the stadiumand three kilometersaround himduring the game. On the easternside isthe hard standing. Thereare placedmost dedicatedfans who makea really goodatmosphere during the wholegame. Behind the goalon the northside isthescoreboardthat arenotused. On the oppositeside istheclub facilitiesandchanging rooms. All in all a nicely stadium, but it is visible that has long since made.