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Tag: League 1

  • Sports Weekend

    Sports Weekend


    Romania has only one athlete left in the Roland Garros singles
    tournament. On Thursday, in the second round of the competition, Irina Begu, no
    63 WTA, had a hard time defeating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, no 31 in the
    world and seed number 30, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. In the 3rd round, the
    Romanian player will be facing Leolia Jeanjean of France, no. 227 WTA. The
    French player produced a major surprise on Thursday, defeating Karolina
    Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2.


    Also on Thursday, Simona Halep, seed no 19, left the competition. She was
    outplayed in the second round by the 19-year old Chinese player Qinwen Zheng, number
    74 in the world, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. On Wednesday, also in the 2nd round,
    Sorana Cîrstea had been defeated by Sloane Stephens, of the US, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.


    In volleyball, on Saturday in Budapest the Romanian national women’s
    team is playing against Hungary in Group C of the Golden League. The Romanians
    outplayed Ukraine, 3-2 on Tuesday in Alexandria, but the Ukrainian players made
    a comeback on Wednesday, when they won 3-1 in Alexandria.


    Sunday will bring the final standings of the top 2 leagues in Romanian
    football, with the second leg of the playoff round to decide who stays and who
    qualifies into League 1. The first match will be played in Ploieşti, pitting
    League 1 team Chindia Târgovişte against Concordia Chiajna, from the second
    division. Last week, Concordia won at home 2-1, thanks to the goals scored by
    Daniel Florea and Andrei Piţian. Adrian Voicu scored for the opposing team.

    In the
    second playoff match, taking place in Bucharest, top-leaguer Dinamo are facing
    Universitatea Cluj, from the second league. In the first leg in Cluj, Universitatea
    won 2-0, with goals scored by the Belgian Martin Remacle and the Moldovan
    player Alexandru Boiciuc. (AMP)

  • Sports Weekend

    Sports Weekend


    Romania has only one athlete left in the Roland Garros singles
    tournament. On Thursday, in the second round of the competition, Irina Begu, no
    63 WTA, had a hard time defeating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, no 31 in the
    world and seed number 30, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. In the 3rd round, the
    Romanian player will be facing Leolia Jeanjean of France, no. 227 WTA. The
    French player produced a major surprise on Thursday, defeating Karolina
    Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2.


    Also on Thursday, Simona Halep, seed no 19, left the competition. She was
    outplayed in the second round by the 19-year old Chinese player Qinwen Zheng, number
    74 in the world, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. On Wednesday, also in the 2nd round,
    Sorana Cîrstea had been defeated by Sloane Stephens, of the US, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.


    In volleyball, on Saturday in Budapest the Romanian national women’s
    team is playing against Hungary in Group C of the Golden League. The Romanians
    outplayed Ukraine, 3-2 on Tuesday in Alexandria, but the Ukrainian players made
    a comeback on Wednesday, when they won 3-1 in Alexandria.


    Sunday will bring the final standings of the top 2 leagues in Romanian
    football, with the second leg of the playoff round to decide who stays and who
    qualifies into League 1. The first match will be played in Ploieşti, pitting
    League 1 team Chindia Târgovişte against Concordia Chiajna, from the second
    division. Last week, Concordia won at home 2-1, thanks to the goals scored by
    Daniel Florea and Andrei Piţian. Adrian Voicu scored for the opposing team.

    In the
    second playoff match, taking place in Bucharest, top-leaguer Dinamo are facing
    Universitatea Cluj, from the second league. In the first leg in Cluj, Universitatea
    won 2-0, with goals scored by the Belgian Martin Remacle and the Moldovan
    player Alexandru Boiciuc. (AMP)

  • Football Flash

    Football Flash

    We start with the latest results of the 9th round in the second half of the regular season. In Group 1, CFR Cluj lost nil-3 at home to Dinamo Bucharest, CSU Craiova also lost narrowly to Viitorul Constanta nil-1 on home turf, while FCSB grabbed a 1-nil away win over Astra Giurgiu. Viitorul tops the League tables with 41 points, the same as runner-up FCSB, followed by Dinamo Bucharest with 39 points.



    In Group 2, FC Voluntari beat Poli Timisoara 2-1, Concordia Chiajna won 2-nil against ASA Targu Mures, FC Botosani drew nil-all against Gaz Metan Medias, and finally Pandurii Targu Jiu trounced CSMS Iasi 3-nil away from home. The teams in the bottom four places will be relegated to the second division or will go through playoffs to remain in the first league. These teams are Concordia Chiajna, with 23 points, Poli Timisoara with 22 points, Pandurii Targu Jiu with 17 points and ASA Targu Mures with 13 points.



    The final round of regular season will be played on Sunday and is due to decide the champion. There are three important matches in Group 1, which will kick off at 8 PM local time on Saturday. Dinamo will play Astra Giurgiu on home turf, FCSB will take on CSU Craiova while Viitorul will go up against CFR Cluj.



    Ahead of Saturdays round, FCSB has filed a complaint against CSU Craiova with the Romanian Football Federations Disciplinary and Ethics Committee for “failure to observe the provisions stipulated by the statute and regulations of the Professional Football League and the Romanian Football Federation. More to the point, FCSB accuse Universitatea of deliberately using young and inexperienced players in the match pitting their team against FC Viitorul on May 7, thus allowing the team from Constanta to win.



    In other news from football, Romania has been allowed to host four matches as part of the European Championship in 2020. According to UEFA regulations, host countries must be able to provide four UEFA-category stadiums, other than those hosting the matches, to be used in official training. The authorities have decided to modernize four stadiums: Arcul de Triumf, Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo. Dinamo stadium is currently being administered by the teams former financier. Interior Minister Carmen Dan has called on him to give up the contract to allow modernization works to start. If he refuses, the authorities will be modernizing the Cotroceni stadium instead.


    (translated by: Vlad Palcu)

  • Football Flash

    Football Flash

    We start with the latest results of the 9th round in the second half of the regular season. In Group 1, CFR Cluj lost nil-3 at home to Dinamo Bucharest, CSU Craiova also lost narrowly to Viitorul Constanta nil-1 on home turf, while FCSB grabbed a 1-nil away win over Astra Giurgiu. Viitorul tops the League tables with 41 points, the same as runner-up FCSB, followed by Dinamo Bucharest with 39 points.



    In Group 2, FC Voluntari beat Poli Timisoara 2-1, Concordia Chiajna won 2-nil against ASA Targu Mures, FC Botosani drew nil-all against Gaz Metan Medias, and finally Pandurii Targu Jiu trounced CSMS Iasi 3-nil away from home. The teams in the bottom four places will be relegated to the second division or will go through playoffs to remain in the first league. These teams are Concordia Chiajna, with 23 points, Poli Timisoara with 22 points, Pandurii Targu Jiu with 17 points and ASA Targu Mures with 13 points.



    The final round of regular season will be played on Sunday and is due to decide the champion. There are three important matches in Group 1, which will kick off at 8 PM local time on Saturday. Dinamo will play Astra Giurgiu on home turf, FCSB will take on CSU Craiova while Viitorul will go up against CFR Cluj.



    Ahead of Saturdays round, FCSB has filed a complaint against CSU Craiova with the Romanian Football Federations Disciplinary and Ethics Committee for “failure to observe the provisions stipulated by the statute and regulations of the Professional Football League and the Romanian Football Federation. More to the point, FCSB accuse Universitatea of deliberately using young and inexperienced players in the match pitting their team against FC Viitorul on May 7, thus allowing the team from Constanta to win.



    In other news from football, Romania has been allowed to host four matches as part of the European Championship in 2020. According to UEFA regulations, host countries must be able to provide four UEFA-category stadiums, other than those hosting the matches, to be used in official training. The authorities have decided to modernize four stadiums: Arcul de Triumf, Steaua, Rapid and Dinamo. Dinamo stadium is currently being administered by the teams former financier. Interior Minister Carmen Dan has called on him to give up the contract to allow modernization works to start. If he refuses, the authorities will be modernizing the Cotroceni stadium instead.


    (translated by: Vlad Palcu)