The Haladas Chronicle
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Akos Kleinheisler beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 40. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match1 Aug 2026
Haladas run riot against Vasas
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A brace, and Mate Gazdag takes the afternoon — 8.81
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Mate Gazdag provided it, and the 8.81 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Akos Varga could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.20
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.20, 0 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Market3 Aug 2026
Haladas turn down Kudrivka for Bence Szalai
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Haladas make their move for Endre Botka
$1.1M on the table at Ferencvaros. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Haladas
Akos Kleinheisler and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Haladas supporters have found a favourite in Mate Szoboszlai
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Mate Szoboszlai has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Haladas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Riccardo Sorrentino is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Squad No place for Norbert Balogh in the new shape
- Squad Krisztian Lisztes signs on for more
- Transfer targets Haladas try to borrow Marius Corbu