Exercise 7.1 - Solution Sample answer. The uprising began in Budapest on 23 October 1956 and was crushed by Soviet forces from 4 November. In the same weeks Honvéd was abroad for its European Cup tie against Athletic Bilbao, with the second leg moved to Brussels. Several stars, including Puskas, Kocsis and Czibor, did not return home, so the Golden Team was split between Spain and Hungary and never played together again in its 1954 form.