BUDAPEST: Euro 2021 Group F outsiders Hungary conquer Cyprus 1-0 at Budapest on Friday in their first friendly game before the postponed tournament beginning on June 11.
Even a 36th minute strike by midfielder Andras Schafer, his first global goal, settled the tie that was played before a near capacity attendance in the Ferenc Szusza arena in the capital.
Packed stands will also be anticipated at the Puskas Arena Euro 2021 place from the capital, the just one of those 11 championship stadia to not restrict enthusiast amounts.
Italian trainer Marco Rossi’s Hungary play name holders Portugal (June 15) and also World Champions France (June 19) in the Puskas Arena, before confronting Germany at Munich (June 23).
A experimental Hungary line-up has been defeated with Nikolaos Kostenoglou’s Cyprus at a yearlong experience with few opportunities for both sides until Schafer, 22, rifled home a cross from Kevin Varga.
Snapshots from Cyprus striker Ioannis Pittas first in the next phase analyzed replacement goalkeeper Denes Dibusz however the defensive Cypriots seldom threatened an equaliser.
Rather Nemanja Nikolic ought to have dropped Hungary’s head late on but watched his 86th minute penalty saved by Neofytos Michael following the remarkable Schafer was hauled down in the region.
The morale-boosting warm-up triumph comes days following Hungary celebrity Dominik Szoboszlai was dominated from the closing 26-man group this week because of a lingering groin injury.
The 20-year-old transferred into German unwanted RB Leipzig in January but has not played a match for its Bundesliga runners-up.
The Magyars, that perform Ireland in their closing tune-up to get Euro 2021 in exactly the identical place on Tuesday, will look in their next consecutive European ministry after reaching the final 16 around at Euro 2016.