Immediately after the occupation, as early as the summer of 1941, the football club DMKS Turul was founded in Novi Bečej. The club was composed exclusively of members of the Hungarian community. At the beginning of 1942, following the establishment of the Banat Hungarian League, Turul joined the competition for the Banat championship.

Šandor Kiš was one of the rare true football stalwarts of his generation. A hardworking and exceptionally combative half-back, he left a strong mark with Turul, and after the Second World War he also played for Zvezda.

László Gomba appeared on the football scene of Novi Bečej at a very young age. Together with Ferik Kiš and József Čanji, he was among the group of young enthusiasts who initiated the founding of a new club in Novi Bečej in 1940, originally named Napredak. Shortly after its establishment, the club changed its name to S.K. Zanatlija, where Laci quickly secured a place in the first team and proved his footballing quality.

The football club Zvezda began its activities in the summer of 1942, but with very modest results. In its first match, the team narrowly defeated the weak side Turul by 2–1. However, already in the second game, Zvezda suffered a devastating defeat at home in Novi Bečej, losing 1–8 to Banat from Dragutinovo (today Novo Miloševo).

Béla Farkaš belonged to the generation of footballers who matured during the difficult years of the Second World War, yet through his talent and character he left a lasting mark on the history of football in Novi Bečej. He inherited his footballing ability from his father Géza Farkaš, a distinguished pre-war player of Građanski, but Béla’s natural gift and football intelligence placed him among the most promising players of his generation.

Ferenc Gomba, affectionately known by his friends and teammates as Feri or Frici, was the complete opposite in temperament to his older brother Laci. Quick, lively, and passionate, he stood out as a left winger for DMKS Turul from the very start of the 1941/42 season.

Vilmoš Kujan, born in Novi Bečej, moved to Novi Sad as a boy to learn a trade, where he stayed until 1942. During his time in Novi Sad, he played football, which made him one of the top players in Novi Bečej upon his return. In DMKS Turul, during the early war years, he quickly established himself as one of the team’s most important first-team players, alongside István Berta.

Every match between Zvezda and Obilić of Kumane attracted exceptional public interest, both in Novi Bečej and in Kumane. It is difficult today to fully convey the atmosphere surrounding those encounters, so we turn to the book “Reportaže” (Reportages) and present one contemporary match report that vividly illustrates the spirit of the time and the importance of this rivalry.

In Novi Bečej, up until the Second World War, many young men from farming families attempted to take up football, but with little success. Agricultural work unfortunately coincided with the football season, making it difficult to reconcile the two. Most of them gave up after only a few training sessions, realizing that they could not achieve the required level to earn a place in the first team.

Zdravko Gavrić lived in Novi Bečej under an assumed name, Zdravko Radosavljević, as he had escaped arrest by the Hungarian authorities in Stari Bečej, which was under Hungarian occupation at the time.

Joca had played for Zvezda in attack for many years, ever since childhood, while his older brother Đorđe (Đoka) was a goalkeeper. During the 1939/40 season, he made it into the first team and established himself as a centre-forward or left winger. He played in that position until the middle of 1943, when, due to the arrival of a number of talented players from Belgrade, Kikinda and Zrenjanin, he had to give way to players considered better than himself.

Just as the period from 1942 to 1943 deserves to be remembered for the „unforgettable trio“ – Beljuca, Baračkov and Pecarski – the period from 1945 to 1946 should likewise be remembered for the „two exceptional half-backs of Novi Bečej’s Slavija“: Boža Krstić and Bela Farkaš.

Lala was the oldest player in Zvezda, although he was only 31 or 32 years old. His dedication and persistence during matches served as an example to the younger players. His seriousness and fair-minded attitude towards younger teammates earned him great authority, and his word had a calming effect whenever conflicts arose among the players. He handled such situations in a way that the person at fault, although Lala would never openly name them, simply felt ashamed of their behavior.

In his attitude toward the game and his relationship with his teammates, Sredoje Baračkov – Gadža was very similar to Aca Beljuc. He was a self-sacrificing and persistent player. Perhaps, because of his youth, he was somewhat more ambitious than Lala, and for that reason he would become upset when a move did not go as planned and caused one of his teammates to be put in a position where he had to „pull the chestnuts out of the fire“. He was tireless, modest and an honest player.

Nature endowed Braša with exceptional athletic potential, above all when it came to his physical constitution. But just as intelligence is not always accompanied by the diligence necessary to become a genius, physical aptitude for sport is not always accompanied by the necessary hard work and perseverance.

In almost every respect, Branko was the complete opposite of Lala and Gadža, except when it came to honesty and human dignity.

He was a talented footballer, but, as is often the case, talent is not necessarily accompanied by the hard work and persistence required to fully develop it. Branko, too, failed to make the most of his natural ability and reach the highest ranks of football, not only in Novi Bečej but much farther afield, perhaps even reaching the leading clubs in Belgrade.

Branko Petrović came to Novi Bečej as an already well-trained footballer. Before the Second World War, he played in the youth team of Vojvodina from Novi Sad, where he was regarded as one of the club's most talented prospects.