Our team completed the group phase flawlessly with a goal difference of 10-1, and clashed with similarly unbeaten Sporting CP in the final - the two undoubtedly best teams of the tournament could decide the fate of the gold medal between themselves. Our boys started the encounter more actively, and Zsombor Gruber fired off the left post from Balázs Bakti's pass in the 7th minute. At the next Puskás attack, however, there was no mercy: Norbert Kiss, playing great throughout the Cup, threaded it through to Gruber, who went 1v1 against keeper Diogo Pinto, and although his first shot hit the right post, he put the rebound into the back of the net (1 –0).

The otherwise good-paced match became more even following the goal, the Portuguese might even have had more of the ball, but we managed to slow them down and were still more of the dangerous side, which meant we clearly controlled the game. Our defense was so well put together by the professional staff led by Gábor Székely that Ármin Pécsi first had to guard off some danger with a well-timed coming off his line only in the stoppage time of the first half - our talented goalkeeper solved the task.

After switching sides, Sporting created their first small opportunity from Isnaba Mané's run on the left flank, but Pécsi produced a well-paced and great dive to collect the cross of the winger, who was showing off a green swimming cap in honour of the special occasion. Not much later, Gruber could have broken through on the left, but the backs managed to clear in the last moment ahead of the striker who is already part of the senior squad.

As time passed, it was clear that our opponent had to take a risk, which head coach Pedro Coelho did, but despite sending in several strikers, our defense held its ground and proved to be robust, the visitors were mostly only able to operate with distance shots with an uncertain outcome, and these did not prove to be particularly accurate either. Our young team managed to keep their advantage with a routine that would even make senior professionals proud, and they even had the energy to launch counterattacks, at the end of which Gruber could fire from Jevhenyij Kicsun’s pass, but the Lusitans managed to block his strike. The referee added three minutes of stoppage time, but even these one hundred and eighty seconds passed without a goal, so for the first time in the history of our team, he kept the trophy at home!

14. Puskás–Suzuki Cup, final

Puskás Akadémia–Sporting CP 1–0 (1–0)

Referee: Szilasi (Georgiou, Márkus)

Goal scorer: Gruber (8.)

Yellow card: 

Puskás Akadémia: Pécsi – L. Koch, B. Farkas, Babós, Bányai – N. Kiss, D. Kocsis – Kicsun (M. Major, 60+1.), Bakti (Kapus, 43., replaced by Perfetto, 56.)), V. Szabó (Bontás, 43.) – Gruber.

SCP: D. Pinto – Travassos, J. Pereira (L. Gomes, 40.), Marlon Jr., D. Moreira  (García, 58.) – Thiago Octávio (G. Santos, 40.), Justo – Mané (J. Muniz, 40.), M. Fernades, Anjos – R. Ribeiro (Semedo, 58.).

the full game: