Hungary U17 suffered a 7–1 defeat to the Czech Republic on Tuesday and finished third in the group. The Czech Republic and North Macedonia will continue in League A (equivalent to the former elite round), while Hungary will play in League B.
Áron Russnák, Martin Bogdán and Tamás Somogyi all started, while Zalán Varga came on as a substitute.
U17 EURO QUALIFYING, ROUND 3
HUNGARY–CZECH REPUBLIC 1–7 (0–3)
HUNGARY: Jakab – Vincze, Russnák (Szakál, 51.), Babos, Balogh, Milkovics (Serucza, 76.), Polonkai, Bősze, Juhász (Somfalvi, 64.), Bogdán (Varga, 63.), Somogyi (Gyánó, 63.). National-team coach: Gergő Jeremiás
Goals: Bősze (89.), and Zahalka (10.), Svec (28.), Srb (40., 58., 83.), Cvejn (58.), Chumlen (73.)
Gergő Jeremiás, national-team coach:
I am deeply disappointed not only because we failed to advance, but also because of the final score. I expected more from this tournament – said national-team coach Gergő Jeremiás. – Everyone knew what was at stake in the match, and before kick-off there was no sign that the game could unfold like this. Aggression and intensity were missing at the start, and as the match went on we took greater risks because we knew the score in the other game. The stronger Czech side took advantage and punished us with goals.
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