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  • Athlete of the Week on RRI – Footballer Claudiu Keşerü

    Athlete of the Week on RRI – Footballer Claudiu Keşerü

    Romanian footballer
    Claudiu Keşerü scored four goals for his club, Ludogoretz Razgrad of Bulgaria,
    in the 6-nil win against Etăr Veliko Târnovo on home turf, counting towards the
    17th round of the Bulgarian domestic championship. Claudiu Keşerü
    scored on minutes 6, 36, 51 and 61 and had another good scoring opportunity on
    minute 56. For his remarkable achievement, we have designated Claudiu Keşerü
    Athlete of the Week on RRI.


    Seen as one of the
    best strikers in the Bulgarian First League, Claudiu Keşerü is the second-best
    goal scorer in Bulgaria with 12 goals in 13 games. He is outranked only by
    Mathias Coureur of France, playing for Cerno More Varna, who is in top position
    with 15 goals.


    Claudiu Keşerü was
    born December 2, 1986 in Oradea, western Romania. He made his debut at FC
    Bihor, then he was transferred by FC Nantes in France, where he played for 7
    years. He spent a 3-year spell at Angers, also in the French championship, then
    he played for a short time for Bastia. In 2014, Claudiu Keşerü moved to
    Romania, playing for Steaua Bucharest. He distinguished himself as one of the
    best-performing players of the team from Bucharest.


    On August 15, 2014,
    he managed to score 6 goals in a match against Pandurii Târgu Jiu, which Steaua
    won 6-nil against Aalborg of Denmark. A month later, on September 18, in a
    match counting towards the first round of the Europa League, Claudiu Keşerü scored
    3 goals within 12 minutes for his club, Steaua. It was the fasted hat trick
    ever recorded in the competition’s history. In 2015, he played for a few months
    for Al-Gharafa in Qatar, then he moved to Ludogorez Razgrad in Bulgaria,
    winning all championship editions with this club since 2016. (V. Palcu)

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup




    We begin with the latest from
    women’s handball, as this past Sunday, Romania’s national squad grabbed a 25-20
    away win against the Faeroe Islands. The fixture counted towards Group 7 as
    part of the European Championships preliminaries, the 2020 edition. Romania’s
    top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with six goals on her record sheet. In Group 7,
    Poland and Romania are on an equal footing, with 4 points, yet Poland has a
    better goal average. Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands have zero points on their
    record sheet. Romania’s next scheduled fixture is the match against Poland, to
    be played in March next year, away from home.

    In news from ice hockey, in an Erste
    Liga match, Romania’s Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc grabbed a 4-1 win against
    Hungarian opponent Hokiklub Budapest. Also in Erste Liga, CSM Corona Brasov
    snatched a 9-4 away win against ACSH Gheorghieni, with the fixture also
    counting towards Romania’s National Championship. At the top of the table in
    Erste Liga regional competition is Hungarian team Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak, with
    18 points in 6 games. Following are Ferencvaros Budapest, with 18 points in 8
    games and Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, with 15 points in 6 fixtures.
    Fourth-placed is Corona from Brasov, with 13 points in 7 matches. In Romania’s
    National Championship, Corona is at the top of the table, with 13 points in 5
    games. Sports Club Miercurea Ciuc is the runner-up team, with 8 points in 4
    matches.

    Time now for news from football. Romanian
    defender Stefan Radu, currently plying for Lazio Rome, this past Sunday scored
    a goal for his team that grabbed a 4-nil win against Genoa, in a fixture
    counting towards Serie A’s 6th round. Another Romanian, Ionut Radu,
    was Genoa’s goal keeper. Claudiu Keseru, Bulgarian side’s Ludogoretz Razgrad’s
    Romanian footballer, scored the only goal that sealed the 1-nil away win Ludogoretz
    grabbed against Dunav Ruse, in a match counting towards Bulgarian domestic championship’s
    11th round.

    We go out with the latest from domestic
    football, as this past weekend saw matches being played, counting towards the
    11th round of League One’s championship. On Friday, Dinamo Bucharest
    secured a 2-1 home win against FC Voluntari. On Saturday in Targu Mures, FC
    Botosani won the game against FC Hermannstandt, 1-nil, while in the southern
    Romanian town of Ploiesti, Chindia Targoviste grabbed a 1-nil win against Astra
    Giurgiu. On Sunday, FCSB thrashed Academica Clinceni in Calarasi, 3-nil, while
    also 3-nil was the score of the home game pitting CFR Cluj against Gaz Metan
    Medias. On Monday, in round 11’s last
    two fixtures, Poli Iasi take on Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Craiova
    faces Viitorul Constanta. CFR Cluj is at the top of the table according to
    the current rankings, with 24 points, followed by Viitorul Constanta, with 21
    points.








  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup




    We begin with the latest from
    women’s handball, as this past Sunday, Romania’s national squad grabbed a 25-20
    away win against the Faeroe Islands. The fixture counted towards Group 7 as
    part of the European Championships preliminaries, the 2020 edition. Romania’s
    top scorer was Eliza Buceschi, with six goals on her record sheet. In Group 7,
    Poland and Romania are on an equal footing, with 4 points, yet Poland has a
    better goal average. Ukraine and the Faeroe Islands have zero points on their
    record sheet. Romania’s next scheduled fixture is the match against Poland, to
    be played in March next year, away from home.

    In news from ice hockey, in an Erste
    Liga match, Romania’s Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc grabbed a 4-1 win against
    Hungarian opponent Hokiklub Budapest. Also in Erste Liga, CSM Corona Brasov
    snatched a 9-4 away win against ACSH Gheorghieni, with the fixture also
    counting towards Romania’s National Championship. At the top of the table in
    Erste Liga regional competition is Hungarian team Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak, with
    18 points in 6 games. Following are Ferencvaros Budapest, with 18 points in 8
    games and Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, with 15 points in 6 fixtures.
    Fourth-placed is Corona from Brasov, with 13 points in 7 matches. In Romania’s
    National Championship, Corona is at the top of the table, with 13 points in 5
    games. Sports Club Miercurea Ciuc is the runner-up team, with 8 points in 4
    matches.

    Time now for news from football. Romanian
    defender Stefan Radu, currently plying for Lazio Rome, this past Sunday scored
    a goal for his team that grabbed a 4-nil win against Genoa, in a fixture
    counting towards Serie A’s 6th round. Another Romanian, Ionut Radu,
    was Genoa’s goal keeper. Claudiu Keseru, Bulgarian side’s Ludogoretz Razgrad’s
    Romanian footballer, scored the only goal that sealed the 1-nil away win Ludogoretz
    grabbed against Dunav Ruse, in a match counting towards Bulgarian domestic championship’s
    11th round.

    We go out with the latest from domestic
    football, as this past weekend saw matches being played, counting towards the
    11th round of League One’s championship. On Friday, Dinamo Bucharest
    secured a 2-1 home win against FC Voluntari. On Saturday in Targu Mures, FC
    Botosani won the game against FC Hermannstandt, 1-nil, while in the southern
    Romanian town of Ploiesti, Chindia Targoviste grabbed a 1-nil win against Astra
    Giurgiu. On Sunday, FCSB thrashed Academica Clinceni in Calarasi, 3-nil, while
    also 3-nil was the score of the home game pitting CFR Cluj against Gaz Metan
    Medias. On Monday, in round 11’s last
    two fixtures, Poli Iasi take on Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Craiova
    faces Viitorul Constanta. CFR Cluj is at the top of the table according to
    the current rankings, with 24 points, followed by Viitorul Constanta, with 21
    points.








  • Athlete of the Week on RRI – Footballer Cosmin Moti

    Athlete of the Week on RRI – Footballer Cosmin Moti

    Romanian footballer Cosmin Moti was included in UEFA’s Team of the Week after last Wednesday’s third round of the Europa League group phase. Moti was chosen mostly because he scored a goal in the 2-nil win his club, Ludogoretz Razgrad of Bulgaria grabbed away from home against Sporting Braga of Portugal. UEFA compiled the dream team based on the players’ individual stats. “The 32-year-old was the highest central defender thanks to his goal and clean sheet in his teams 2-0 win at Braga. He produced ten clearances among his 16 defences interventions to lead the way at the back”, UEFA writes on its webpage.



    Following his remarkable performance, we have designated Cosmin Moti Athlete of the Week on RRI.



    Cosmin Moti was born on December 3, 1984 in Resita. He made his debut in 2002 with Universitatea Craiova. In 2005 he was signed by Dinamo, the club that brought him to the fore of domestic football. During his 7 years spent at Dinamo he became one of the most fan-favoured players and a symbol of the team. He won the domestic championship in 2007 and the Romanian Cup in 2012. He then transferred to Ludogoretz Razgrad in Bulgaria. In 2014 he contributed to knocking out Steaua Bucharest from the Champions League playoffs. He was named man of the match, after filling in for goal-keeper Stoianov, who was shown a red booking. In the penalty shoot-out Moti scored a goal and saved two, thus sealing Steaua’s fate. (Translated by V. Palcu)