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  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup


    The
    women’s handball team CSM Bucharest saw their first win in the current season
    of the Champions’ League. The Romanian champions won 36-31 against the Croatian
    side Podravka Koprivnica, away from home on Saturday, in Group A. Cristina
    Neagu was the Romanians’ best player, with 14 goals scored. CSM Bucharest had
    lost 2 matches, against Esbjerg and Rostov respectively. After the win in Croatia,
    coach Adrian Vasile’s students went up to 5th place in the group. Their
    next match, against Borussia Dortmund, also away from home, is scheduled on October
    17.


    In tennis, Mihaela Buzărnescu lost the Valencia ITF final to the Dutch
    Arantxa Rus, 6-4, 7-6. The result takes the Romanian player up 27 places in the
    world ranking, from 175th to 148th.


    In football,
    in the 7th leg of Turkey’s championship, Romanian midfielder Ovidiu
    Moruțan scored the winning goal for his team, Galatasaray Istanbul, which
    defeated Göztepe, 2 – 1, on home turf. This was the first goal for the 22-year-old
    footballer since his transfer from Romanian side FCSB.

    The
    weekend also saw matches in the 10th leg of the Romanian League One.
    On Friday, FC Voluntari won 1-0, against Rapid Bucharest, away from home. On Saturday
    FC Argeș drew, 0 – 0, against Chindia Târgoviște, and in Bucharest FCSB outplayed
    Academica Clinceni 3 – 2. On Sunday, Farul Constanța won the home match against
    CS Mioveni, 2-1, FC Botoșani drew at home against FC U Craiova, and CFR Cluj defeated
    UTA Arad, 1-0.


    The current ranking is topped by Cluj, 6 points ahead
    of the second-ranking team Botoșani. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup


    The
    women’s handball team CSM Bucharest saw their first win in the current season
    of the Champions’ League. The Romanian champions won 36-31 against the Croatian
    side Podravka Koprivnica, away from home on Saturday, in Group A. Cristina
    Neagu was the Romanians’ best player, with 14 goals scored. CSM Bucharest had
    lost 2 matches, against Esbjerg and Rostov respectively. After the win in Croatia,
    coach Adrian Vasile’s students went up to 5th place in the group. Their
    next match, against Borussia Dortmund, also away from home, is scheduled on October
    17.


    In tennis, Mihaela Buzărnescu lost the Valencia ITF final to the Dutch
    Arantxa Rus, 6-4, 7-6. The result takes the Romanian player up 27 places in the
    world ranking, from 175th to 148th.


    In football,
    in the 7th leg of Turkey’s championship, Romanian midfielder Ovidiu
    Moruțan scored the winning goal for his team, Galatasaray Istanbul, which
    defeated Göztepe, 2 – 1, on home turf. This was the first goal for the 22-year-old
    footballer since his transfer from Romanian side FCSB.

    The
    weekend also saw matches in the 10th leg of the Romanian League One.
    On Friday, FC Voluntari won 1-0, against Rapid Bucharest, away from home. On Saturday
    FC Argeș drew, 0 – 0, against Chindia Târgoviște, and in Bucharest FCSB outplayed
    Academica Clinceni 3 – 2. On Sunday, Farul Constanța won the home match against
    CS Mioveni, 2-1, FC Botoșani drew at home against FC U Craiova, and CFR Cluj defeated
    UTA Arad, 1-0.


    The current ranking is topped by Cluj, 6 points ahead
    of the second-ranking team Botoșani. (tr. A.M. Popescu)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    This weekend matches counting for the 25th leg of Romanias top football league are scheduled, accounting for the last but one stage in this regular season. Two matches on Friday, Chindia Targoviste vs FC Voluntari, in Ploiesti, and CFR Cluj vs Viitorul Constanta in Cluj, will be followed on Saturday by a game pitting Academica Clinceni against Gaz Metan Medias. Also on Saturday, Politehnica Iasi take on Universitatea Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe face FC Botosani, while later in the evening the traditional Romanian derby between Dinamo Bucharest and FCSB takes place on the National Arena.



    This is the 176th match between the two Bucharest clubs, and we cannot help noticing the perfectly even score in direct matches so far: each team has won 59 games, and the other matches ended in draws. In terms of championship matches, Dinamo have a slight advantage, with 48 wins against 43, whereas in Romanias Cup FCSB have so far won 15 games and lost 8 of its matches against Dinamo.



    The first time the 2 sides met in the Romanian League One was in November 1948, when Dinamo beat the Army Sports Club, as the team was called at that time, 1-nil. The most recent match was in October 2019, and was a 1-all draw. Dinamo has not won any direct matches against FCSB for almost 3 years, more specifically since May 1, 2017.



    Sundays match comes at a time when the 2 sides are widely apart in the championship standings. FCSB is ranked 3rd at the moment and targets a new champion title. Dinamo, on the other hand, ranks 9th, stands no more chances to move up into the playoffs and, for the 3rd consecutive year, will stay in the play-outs. Still, this is the one match in which the players drive and sense of competitiveness might overturn any previous mathematical estimates.



    We should also mention that the 25th championship leg will end on Monday with a game in Sibiu, pitting FC Hermannstadt against Astra Giurgiu.



    Topping the charts at present are CFR Cluj with 48 points, followed by Craiova and FCSB with 43 points each.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    This weekend matches counting for the 25th leg of Romanias top football league are scheduled, accounting for the last but one stage in this regular season. Two matches on Friday, Chindia Targoviste vs FC Voluntari, in Ploiesti, and CFR Cluj vs Viitorul Constanta in Cluj, will be followed on Saturday by a game pitting Academica Clinceni against Gaz Metan Medias. Also on Saturday, Politehnica Iasi take on Universitatea Craiova. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe face FC Botosani, while later in the evening the traditional Romanian derby between Dinamo Bucharest and FCSB takes place on the National Arena.



    This is the 176th match between the two Bucharest clubs, and we cannot help noticing the perfectly even score in direct matches so far: each team has won 59 games, and the other matches ended in draws. In terms of championship matches, Dinamo have a slight advantage, with 48 wins against 43, whereas in Romanias Cup FCSB have so far won 15 games and lost 8 of its matches against Dinamo.



    The first time the 2 sides met in the Romanian League One was in November 1948, when Dinamo beat the Army Sports Club, as the team was called at that time, 1-nil. The most recent match was in October 2019, and was a 1-all draw. Dinamo has not won any direct matches against FCSB for almost 3 years, more specifically since May 1, 2017.



    Sundays match comes at a time when the 2 sides are widely apart in the championship standings. FCSB is ranked 3rd at the moment and targets a new champion title. Dinamo, on the other hand, ranks 9th, stands no more chances to move up into the playoffs and, for the 3rd consecutive year, will stay in the play-outs. Still, this is the one match in which the players drive and sense of competitiveness might overturn any previous mathematical estimates.



    We should also mention that the 25th championship leg will end on Monday with a game in Sibiu, pitting FC Hermannstadt against Astra Giurgiu.



    Topping the charts at present are CFR Cluj with 48 points, followed by Craiova and FCSB with 43 points each.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • Sports Weekend

    Sports Weekend

    Bucharests FCSB football club Thursday went up to the second place in the Romanian League One ranking. They beat FC Voluntari, away from home, 2-1, in a postponed match counting for the 18th leg of the championship. Darius Olaru from the defending vice-champion team scored first, 8 minutes into the game, for the first time since playing for the club. The hosts equalizer came in minute 32, with the winning goal coming only 10 minutes later from Florinel Coman. The hosts played the entire second half with only 10 players, after defender Igor Armas was sent out of the pitch one minute before the break for a foul.



    Games counting for the 24th leg of the football championship are scheduled this weekend. On Saturday Gaz Metan Medias play at home against CFR Cluj. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe take on Politehnica Iasi, FC Voluntari play at home against Dinamo Bucharest, and the legs derby pitches Universitatea Craiova against Viitorul Constanta, in the village of Ovidiu. Monday sees the last 2 matches of this leg: FC Botosani vs FC Hermannstadt, and FCSB vs Academica Clinceni.



    Top ranking are CFR Cluj with 47 points, followed by FCSB with 42 points.



    Games in the womens handball European championships are also scheduled this weekend. In the Champions League, main group 1, CSM Bucharest play away from home against the Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand. In main group 2, SCM Ramnicu Valcea take on the defending European champions, the Hungarian team Gyor on home court. Both games take place on Saturday. The 2 Romanian teams in the EHF Cup are pitted against Hungarian sides. In Group B, Magura Cisnadie play against Siofok, while in Group C Gloria Bistrita-Nasaud is meeting ERD, on Sunday.



    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

  • Sports Weekend

    Sports Weekend

    Bucharests FCSB football club Thursday went up to the second place in the Romanian League One ranking. They beat FC Voluntari, away from home, 2-1, in a postponed match counting for the 18th leg of the championship. Darius Olaru from the defending vice-champion team scored first, 8 minutes into the game, for the first time since playing for the club. The hosts equalizer came in minute 32, with the winning goal coming only 10 minutes later from Florinel Coman. The hosts played the entire second half with only 10 players, after defender Igor Armas was sent out of the pitch one minute before the break for a foul.



    Games counting for the 24th leg of the football championship are scheduled this weekend. On Saturday Gaz Metan Medias play at home against CFR Cluj. On Sunday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe take on Politehnica Iasi, FC Voluntari play at home against Dinamo Bucharest, and the legs derby pitches Universitatea Craiova against Viitorul Constanta, in the village of Ovidiu. Monday sees the last 2 matches of this leg: FC Botosani vs FC Hermannstadt, and FCSB vs Academica Clinceni.



    Top ranking are CFR Cluj with 47 points, followed by FCSB with 42 points.



    Games in the womens handball European championships are also scheduled this weekend. In the Champions League, main group 1, CSM Bucharest play away from home against the Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand. In main group 2, SCM Ramnicu Valcea take on the defending European champions, the Hungarian team Gyor on home court. Both games take place on Saturday. The 2 Romanian teams in the EHF Cup are pitted against Hungarian sides. In Group B, Magura Cisnadie play against Siofok, while in Group C Gloria Bistrita-Nasaud is meeting ERD, on Sunday.



    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)