Balázs Dzudsák bid farewell with victory

At the meeting, Roland Sallai took the lead in the 15th minute, the Greeks equalized with Anastasziosz Bakaszetasz's 11th in the 81st minute. In overtime, Zsolt Kalmár decided the match with his first touch of the ball, a free kick. The Hungarians also initiated new recruits in Pál Dárdai and Péter Szappanos.

Balázs Dzudzsák, who was replaced in the 53rd minute, wore the crested jersey for the 109th time, thereby becoming the sole top scorer for the national team ahead of Gábor Király.

At the beginning of the match, the minutes were basically played in the field, but Dzudzák tried to shoot in the fifth minute, but his attempt was blocked by a visiting defender. The Greeks had more of the ball, but the first chance and goal belonged to the Hungarians at the end of a pleasing action. The Hungarian management didn't change much in the course of the game, there was an even fight on the pitch. Of the goalkeepers, only the Greek was employed, but he certainly protected Dzúdzák's far shot into the lower right corner. In the minutes before the break, a pass and a corner by the Debrecen footballer also caused confusion, but Paszhalakis saved even then.

The first dangerous Greek shot had to wait until the 49th minute, but Maszurasz missed the target. The departing Hungarian team captain was replaced by national team captain Marco Rossi in the 53rd minute, and Dzudzsák's name was chanted for a long time by the home supporters. The game continued between the two 16s, so there were no chances or dangerous actions. The first exciting scene of the second half had to wait until the 74th minute, when Ádám, who replaced Dzudzák, shot a 17-meter shot into the lower left corner by Paszhalakis. At the start of the first half, the Greeks equalized almost completely unexpectedly, from the 11th. At the end of the match, it seemed that neither team could innovate, in the extra time the excitement was initially caused by the fact that a spectator ran onto the pitch. However, the slusszpoen was not left behind, because Zsolt Kalmár scored the goal of the Greeks from a free kick from the first touch of the ball after his substitution, so the Hungarian national team closed the year 2022 with a victory.

"This is what I asked the boys before the match, it wasn't about me, it wasn't about individuals, it was about the Hungarian national team, the fans and Hungary," said Balázs Dzudzsák in the Puskás Arena after the meeting. "Thank you to my parents, the team, each and every one of my coaches, all the people who contributed and did so that I could wear the three most beautiful colors in the world 109 times, say goodbye in the most beautiful stadium in the world, and say thank you in front of the best fans in the world.. ." - added the footballer from Debrecen.

Balázs Dzudzsák sent a message to his successor, team captain Dominik Szoboszlai: "This team is about more than one person, the responsibility is huge, here you have to represent a country to the death."

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