Flamengo's unexpected defeat meant that Maths calculations could begin in Group B, with Honvéd, for example, heading into their clash against Kiev knowing that a win would book them a place in the final. Of course, it could be foreseen that the Ukrainians, who had played really well against the Brazilians the previous day, would not be going down without a fight, and this was obvious from the first ten minutes, as the team in white looked slightly more active than the Hungarian side. However, the momentum did not go hand in hand with chances, so the only things to be appreciated on both sides were the fighting spirit and the pace. We had to wait until the 17th minute for the first shot on goal, with István Fábiánkovits of the home side testing Yuri Avramenko with a not very powerful flat shot.

Although we didn't see any action, we did see a goal: in the 22nd minute, Kiev took a corner from the left, and team captain Nazar Balaba burst in for the rebound and delivered an unstoppable header into the net (0-1). Five minutes later, Honvéd was also dangerous from a set piece, Máté Pintér's 20-metre free kick went just wide of the bottom left corner. In stoppage time, Fábiánkovits got away with a red card - the Honvéd player elbowed his opponent - and Avramenko saved Dinamo from conceding a goal from a free kick - the Ukrainians could be the more satisfied side when going into the break.

The Budapest side, lagging behind, would have needed more intense attacking play in the second half, but Kiev had more of the ball in the first ten minutes, and László Takács tried to liven up his team's football with fresh players. However, the physically equally strong team in white formidably held their ground, and Zalán Átrok's free-kick was again parried by Avramenko, so the red and black team continued to suffer despite gaining the upper hand. In the 56th minute, Kirilo Pashko, very active throughout the match, launched Mikita Dzen coming on as a substitute, who, in a sitter, rolled the ball inches wide of the left corner - the Ukranians failed to finish off the game. In stoppage time, Avramenko had to stretch twice, first to punch away a free kick and second to tap a corner over the bar, but Honvéd failed to capitalize and it became certain that record champions Kispest would not be able to stand on the podium at this year's PSC.

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XV. Puskás–Suzuki Cup, group B

Budapest Honvéd-MFA–Dinamo Kiev 0–1 (0–1)

Goal: Balaba (22.)

Honvéd: M. Molnár (goalkeeper); Vojtko, Sbeb, Kalocsány (M. László, 47.), D. Nagy (B. Simon, 38.), Braun, T. Szűcs (Átrok, 38.), G. Kocsis, Menyhárt (Zs. Balogh, 47.) M. Pintér, Fábiánkovits.
Dinamo: Avramenko (goalkeeper); Balaba, Sizonyuk, Vasilets (Mihayliv, 40.), Bilyi (Tsilik, 56.), Matkevich (Groholskyi, 40.), Kremchanin (Dzen, 51.), Ishchenko (Bolchenyuk, 56.), Pashko, Gusiev, Dikyi.