Matko’s late brace lifts Ujpest past Szeged on Thursday
SZEGED, Hungary (Interstat) — Tizian Scharmer scored in the 10th minute and Aljosa Matko added two late goals as Ujpest beat Szeged 3-1 on Thursday. Kristof Toth Gabor pulled Szeged level in the 35th minute, but Matko struck in the 75th and 86th to seal the win. Scharmer and Matko were booked, along with Szeged’s V. Zvekanov and B. Toth. Toth Gabor played 90 minutes and scored; Scharmer also went the full match, scored and received a yellow card. Matko played 27 minutes, scored twice and was cautioned. Ujpest improved to 1-0 in this competition and 1-2-2 across all competitions. Szeged fell to 0-1 in the competition and 2-5-4 overall. Ujpest used substitutes Horvath, Amenyido, Vlijter, Tijani and Szendrei, while Szeged brought on Prokop, Haragos, Kalmar, Bodnar and Vekony. Ujpest’s next match is against Nyiregyhaza on Nov. 1. Szeged next plays at Nagykanizsa on Oct. 30.