Delayed Opportunities To Escape To Germany, Liverpool Star Saves Hungary

Hungary's move to the Euro 2024 finals was delayed after a 2-2 draw against Lithuania (Twitter @@Dom_Szoboszlai).

JAKARTA - Hungary's move towards Euro 2024 was delayed after a 2-2 draw against Lithuania in the qualifying Group G match at the Dariaus Girenno Stadium, Kaunas, Wednesday, October 18 in the morning WIB. Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai saved Hungary from defeat.

Hungary actually needed one more win against Lithuania. The reason is, they already pocketed point 13 and perched at the top of the standings.

If you get an additional three points, then Hungary will certainly qualify for the finals. The confidence to win full points is getting stronger because Lithuania is not a tough opponent for Hungary. In the previous six meetings, they were always able to beat their opponents.

But in this duel, Lithuania, who played at home, was able to trouble Hungary. In fact, they immediately won two goals.

The hosts managed to break into the Hungarian defense through midfielder Fedor Cernych in the 20th minute. This 1-0 score made Lithuania even more excited to serve Hungary, which had difficulty developing the game.

Lithuania's attack again paid off towards the end of the first half. Pijus Sirvys' goal which welcomed Gvidas Gineitis' assist in the 36th minute. Lithuania also closed the first 45 minutes with a 2-0 advantage.

In the second half, Hungary managed to get up and play offensively to equalize the score. It's just that they had to wait until the 67th minute to reduce the lag.

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai managed to break into the host's goal from the penalty spot. The goal at least helped and became a source of Hungarian enthusiasm to catch up.

As a result, Hungary scored again which equalized in the 82nd minute. Szoboszlai played a role in the process of creating the goal.

This Hungarian captain provided an assist that Barnabas Varga completed. The score changed to 2-2 and lasted until the end of the match.