BUDAPEST (Interstat) — Ferencvaros scored four goals and beat Torreense 4-1 at Groupama Aréna on Thursday, turning a tense, level first half into a comfortable home victory in the global football game. Torreense answered Ferencvaros’ opening goal with an equalizer in the first half, but the Hungarian side regained the lead after the break and added late separation. Mariano Gomez played the full 90 minutes and scored once, while Manuel Pozo Guerrero played 74 minutes and scored Torreense’s goal. Javi Vazquez played all 90 minutes and recorded an assist. Ferencvaros improved its season record in this competition to 2 wins, 0 losses and its record across all competitions to 2 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws. Torreense dropped to 0 wins, 2 losses in this competition and 0 wins, 3 losses across all competitions.

Dele put Ferencvaros ahead in the 20th minute, scoring the opener after Ferencvaros controlled the early possession. Torreense responded three minutes later when Pozo Guerrero scored in the 23rd minute, with Vazquez providing the assist. The equalizer briefly steadied Torreense, but the visitors could not hold the level scoreline. Dele played 75 minutes, scored once and was booked in the 68th minute. Pozo Guerrero’s 74-minute appearance ended when Torreense made a pair of substitutions in the 74th minute, part of a busy second-half rotation for the visitors. Ferencvaros’ first-half lead lasted only three minutes before Pozo Guerrero pulled Torreense level.

Mariano Gomez restored Ferencvaros’ advantage in the 58th minute, scoring the goal that shifted the match back toward the hosts. Gomez finished with one goal while playing the full match. Ferencvaros protected the lead through the middle of the second half, then added late goals to pull away. Krisztian Lisztes scored in the 89th minute during a three-minute appearance. Veljko Birmancevic, who played 87 minutes, supplied an assist, and Lenny Joseph added an assist during a 15-minute appearance. Ferencvaros’ four-goal total included Dele’s opener, Gomez’s 58th-minute strike and Lisztes’ late goal. Torreense’s only goal came through Vazquez’s assist and Pozo Guerrero’s first-half finish, and the visitors could not produce a second goal.

The match grew physical before the break. Zachariassen was booked for Ferencvaros in the ninth minute, and Torreense picked up yellow cards through Alfaro in the 17th and Mutombo in the 19th. Dele was cautioned in the 68th, Corbu in the 76th and Nagy in the first minute of stoppage time. Torreense used substitutions in the 63rd, 74th and 81st minutes, while Ferencvaros made changes in the 57th, 75th and 87th minutes. Madarasz came on in the 57th for Ferencvaros. Arzani came on and Dele was replaced in the 75th. Birmancevic and Zachariassen were replaced in the 87th, shortly before Lisztes’ goal. Torreense’s substitutions included Alfaro and Zoabi in the 63rd, Drammeh and Pozo in the 74th, and Marques in the 81st.

Ferencvaros entered the match unbeaten across all competitions, having drawn with Kisvarda, Debrecen and Nyiregyhaza and beaten Plzen. Torreense entered after losses to Tondela and Sunderland and remained without a win this season. Ferencvaros next hosts MTK Budapest in its next scheduled match. The result left Torreense still seeking its first victory in the competition and continued a difficult start that has included defeats in both competition and non-competition fixtures. Ferencvaros, meanwhile, stayed unbeaten overall and kept its competition record clean.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ferencvaros 2, Torreense 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ferencvaros with a 96.8 percent probability to win. Ferencvaros had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 3.