Tag: Sports Weekend

On Thursday Romania won new
medals at the Multisport European Championships underway in Munich, Germany. Bernadette
Szőcs won gold in the women’s table tennis doubles jointly with Sofia Polcanova
of Australia, an athlete born in the Republic of Moldova. The two defeated the
all-Romanian pair Elizabeta Samara/Andreea Dragoman. Another athlete from
Romania, Adina Diaconu, won bronze together with Maria Xiao of Spain. Bernadette
Szőcs also won silver in the mixed doubles jointly with Ovidiu Ionescu.

In news from football, three
Romanian football clubs performed on Thursday in the first leg of the
Conference League playoffs. Universitatea Craiova drew 1-1 at home against
Hapoel Beer-Sheva of Israel. The guests scored the first goal on minute 70, but
Andrei Ivan evened the odds five minutes later from penalty kick. The Romanian
champions, CFR Cluj, drew 0-0 away from home against NK Maribor of Slovenia.
CFR dominated the game, but the hosts had more scoring opportunities. CFR’s new
goalkeeper, Simone Scuffet who plays for Italy’s under-21 team, had several
remarkable saves, keeping a clean sheet. Finally, FCSB lost 1-2 to Viking
Stavanger of Norway. FCSB scored first, on minute 3, but two minutes later
Viking evened the odds. 9 minutes before half-time, Viking made it 2-1.

This weekend will see a new round
in the Romanian Superleague. On Friday, CS Mioveni is playing FC Argeș. FC U Craiova will take on Petrolul
Ploiești. On Saturday, Rapid Bucharest is playing UTA Arad at home. On Sunday,
FC Hermannstadt will take on CFR Cluj, Chindia Târgoviște will play Universitatea
Craiova while FC Botoșani will go up against FCSB. On Monday, Universitatea
Cluj will play Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe while Farul Constanța will play FC
Voluntari. FC Botoșani ranks first in the league tables with 11 points,
followed by FC Hermannstadt, Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj and Rapid Bucharest,
each with 9 points. (VP)

Romania won five medals in the first three days at the European Junior Swimming Championships hosted by Otopeni, Romania. The men’s 4x100m relay team won gold in the freestyle event, David Popovici won gold in the 200m freestyle event, while Vlad Ștefan Stancu won gold in the 1,500m freestyle event. The 4x100m mix frestyle team won silver, while Bianca Costea also won silver in the women’s 50m freestyle event. The competition will come to a close on Sunday.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Thursday failed to qualify to the Wimbledon finals after losing 6-3, 6-3 to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. The Romanian will be awarded a 535-thousand-pound check. In the final, Rybakina will take on Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who ousted Tatjana Maria of Germany in the other semi-final, score 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

In news from football, FC Voluntari drew 1-1 against Karmiotissa of Cyprus in a friendly match played in Poland. Freshly promoted to the first league in Cyprus and coached by the former headcoach of Dinamo Bucharest, Dusan Uhrin Jr. of the Czech Republic, Karmiotissa scored on minute 19 from penalty kick. Voluntari evened the odds also with a goal scored on minute 78 from penalty kick by Cosmin Achim.

The 2022-2023 football season kicks off on Saturday in Romania with the Supercup match. In a match hosted by Arad, the Romanian champions CFR Cluj will take on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, the winners of the Romanian Cup. The team from Covasna is playing its first Supercup match. CFR, on the other side, has won the trophy four times, in 2009, 2010, 2018 and 2020, and played another four finals. The team from Cluj has already made its debut in inter-club competitions this season. On Tuesday, in the first preliminary round of Champions League, CFR drew 0-0 against Piunik Yerevan of Armenia away from home. The return leg will be played on Wednesday in Cluj-Napoca. (VP)

Romania won five medals in the first three days at the European Junior Swimming Championships hosted by Otopeni, Romania. The men’s 4x100m relay team won gold in the freestyle event, David Popovici won gold in the 200m freestyle event, while Vlad Ștefan Stancu won gold in the 1,500m freestyle event. The 4x100m mix frestyle team won silver, while Bianca Costea also won silver in the women’s 50m freestyle event. The competition will come to a close on Sunday.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Thursday failed to qualify to the Wimbledon finals after losing 6-3, 6-3 to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. The Romanian will be awarded a 535-thousand-pound check. In the final, Rybakina will take on Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who ousted Tatjana Maria of Germany in the other semi-final, score 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

In news from football, FC Voluntari drew 1-1 against Karmiotissa of Cyprus in a friendly match played in Poland. Freshly promoted to the first league in Cyprus and coached by the former headcoach of Dinamo Bucharest, Dusan Uhrin Jr. of the Czech Republic, Karmiotissa scored on minute 19 from penalty kick. Voluntari evened the odds also with a goal scored on minute 78 from penalty kick by Cosmin Achim.

The 2022-2023 football season kicks off on Saturday in Romania with the Supercup match. In a match hosted by Arad, the Romanian champions CFR Cluj will take on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, the winners of the Romanian Cup. The team from Covasna is playing its first Supercup match. CFR, on the other side, has won the trophy four times, in 2009, 2010, 2018 and 2020, and played another four finals. The team from Cluj has already made its debut in inter-club competitions this season. On Tuesday, in the first preliminary round of Champions League, CFR drew 0-0 against Piunik Yerevan of Armenia away from home. The return leg will be played on Wednesday in Cluj-Napoca. (VP)

Bucharest is
hosting the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2022, the first of the five stages
of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. 9 and of the world’s top 12 chess players are
taking part in the event, including Alireza Firouzja of France, world no. 3,
and Americans Fabiano Caruana, world no. 4, and Levon Aronian, world no. 6.
Romania is represented by 20-year-old grandmaster Bogdan Deac, world no. 68 in
ELO standings. The competition will unfold in tournament format, meaning each
player is expected to play all the other players enrolled. The player with the
highest score at the end of the tournament will win the trophy. Total prizes
stand at some 350 thousand USD.

In news from
women’s handball, CSM Bucharest on Sunday is playing the return leg against
Team Esbjerg of Denmark in the Champions League quarterfinals. The Danish team
won the first leg 26-25 in Bucharest, due to a last-minute goal. Team Esbjerg
is now undefeated in the last 13 games. Since 2014, no team from Denmark has
qualified to the Champions League Final Four.

This weekend will
see matches counting towards the eighth round of group phase in the Romanian
football championship. On Friday, in Group 2, Gaz Metan Mediaș will play Academica Clinceni, while FC Botoșani
will play Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday, CS Mioveni will take on UTA Arad. On
Sunday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi will play Chindia Târgoviște. On Monday,
Rapid Bucharest is playing FCU Craiova at home. Rapid tops the tables in Group
2 with 39 points, followed by FC Botoșani with 38.

In
Group 1, on Saturday, Farul Constanța is playing FC Voluntari in Ovidiu. FC Argeș will play CFR Cluj at home. On
Sunday, in Craiova, the local side Universitatea is playing FCSB. CFR tops the
tables in Group 1, 2 points ahead FCSB and 6 points ahead Universitatea
Craiova. (VP)

Bucharest is
hosting the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2022, the first of the five stages
of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. 9 and of the world’s top 12 chess players are
taking part in the event, including Alireza Firouzja of France, world no. 3,
and Americans Fabiano Caruana, world no. 4, and Levon Aronian, world no. 6.
Romania is represented by 20-year-old grandmaster Bogdan Deac, world no. 68 in
ELO standings. The competition will unfold in tournament format, meaning each
player is expected to play all the other players enrolled. The player with the
highest score at the end of the tournament will win the trophy. Total prizes
stand at some 350 thousand USD.

In news from
women’s handball, CSM Bucharest on Sunday is playing the return leg against
Team Esbjerg of Denmark in the Champions League quarterfinals. The Danish team
won the first leg 26-25 in Bucharest, due to a last-minute goal. Team Esbjerg
is now undefeated in the last 13 games. Since 2014, no team from Denmark has
qualified to the Champions League Final Four.

This weekend will
see matches counting towards the eighth round of group phase in the Romanian
football championship. On Friday, in Group 2, Gaz Metan Mediaș will play Academica Clinceni, while FC Botoșani
will play Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday, CS Mioveni will take on UTA Arad. On
Sunday, in Sfântu Gheorghe, Sepsi will play Chindia Târgoviște. On Monday,
Rapid Bucharest is playing FCU Craiova at home. Rapid tops the tables in Group
2 with 39 points, followed by FC Botoșani with 38.

In
Group 1, on Saturday, Farul Constanța is playing FC Voluntari in Ovidiu. FC Argeș will play CFR Cluj at home. On
Sunday, in Craiova, the local side Universitatea is playing FCSB. CFR tops the
tables in Group 1, 2 points ahead FCSB and 6 points ahead Universitatea
Craiova. (VP)

Romanian tennis player Irina Begu has advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, totaling some 8.3 million USD in prizes, after defeating the top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets, 4-6, 4-6 at the end of a spectacular game. This was Begus first win against a Top 10 player after a break of four years. The previous achievement was in May 2018, when Begu defeated Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, at the time WTA no. 5, in the first round at the Madrid Open, 6-3, 6-3. After this win, Begu has moved on to the third round. Her win against Sabalenka was owed to her game discipline, Begu committing only 7 unforced errors, compared to the Belarussians 34. Begu has thus secured a 54 thousand dollar check and 65 WTA points. She will next take on another player from Belarus, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who ousted Russias Daria Kasatkina in the previous round, 7-6, 6-4. Irina Begu won all three previous encounters with Sasnovich, namely in the Seoul final in 2015, then twice last year, at Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne in the first round, then in the quarterfinals at the Cleveland Open.

Simona Halep, world no. 23, has withdrawn from the tournament. In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Halep announced she sustained an injury during training which will keep her off the court for the next three weeks. Halep will thus miss the Charleston tournament in early April, as well as Romanias match against Poland in Billie Jean King Cup, scheduled for April 15-16 away from home.

In news from football, Romanias Under-21 team on Thursday lost to Norway 2-1 at home in a friendly match. Andrei Anton scored the goal for Romania on minute 28. The Norwegians dominated the second half and scored twice, Lasse Nordås on minute 57 and Robin Østrøm nine minutes later. Bogdan Lobonțs trainees will next play Switzerland in a friendly match away from home on March 28. (VP)

Romanian tennis player Irina Begu has advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, totaling some 8.3 million USD in prizes, after defeating the top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets, 4-6, 4-6 at the end of a spectacular game. This was Begus first win against a Top 10 player after a break of four years. The previous achievement was in May 2018, when Begu defeated Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, at the time WTA no. 5, in the first round at the Madrid Open, 6-3, 6-3. After this win, Begu has moved on to the third round. Her win against Sabalenka was owed to her game discipline, Begu committing only 7 unforced errors, compared to the Belarussians 34. Begu has thus secured a 54 thousand dollar check and 65 WTA points. She will next take on another player from Belarus, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who ousted Russias Daria Kasatkina in the previous round, 7-6, 6-4. Irina Begu won all three previous encounters with Sasnovich, namely in the Seoul final in 2015, then twice last year, at Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne in the first round, then in the quarterfinals at the Cleveland Open.

Simona Halep, world no. 23, has withdrawn from the tournament. In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Halep announced she sustained an injury during training which will keep her off the court for the next three weeks. Halep will thus miss the Charleston tournament in early April, as well as Romanias match against Poland in Billie Jean King Cup, scheduled for April 15-16 away from home.

In news from football, Romanias Under-21 team on Thursday lost to Norway 2-1 at home in a friendly match. Andrei Anton scored the goal for Romania on minute 28. The Norwegians dominated the second half and scored twice, Lasse Nordås on minute 57 and Robin Østrøm nine minutes later. Bogdan Lobonțs trainees will next play Switzerland in a friendly match away from home on March 28. (VP)

The Romanian mens handball club Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday lost on home turf the match played against Paris Saint-Germain of France, 39-31, a confrontation counting towards Champions League Group B. Following this defeat, Dinamo now holds only mathematical chances of qualifying to the playoffs. Dinamo is currently bottom of the group tables, and needs to finish the group in 6th place, with only one game left to play.

In news from womens handball, this Saturday the Romanian national team is playing Denmark in Group 2 in the European Championship preliminaries in a match hosted by Odense. On Wednesday, in Mioveni, Denmark defeated Romania 35-28. Denmark is top of the group tables with 6 points, followed by Romania with 3 points, Austria with 1 point and the Faeroe Islands with zero points. The top two teams will qualify to the European Championship.

This week saw a new round in the Romanian First Football League. On Tuesday, Chindia Târgoviște won 1-0 against UTA Arad on home turf. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe won away from home against Dinamo Bucahrest, 3-1, while FC U Craiova won 3-2 the match played at home against Rapid Bucharest. On Wendesday, Academica Clinceni won 2-0 against Gaz Metan Mediaș, Universitatea Craiova won 3-0 against CS Mioveni, while CFR Cluj won 1-0 agaisnt FC Voluntari. On Thursday, Farul Constanța won 2-0 against FC Botoșani, whereas FC Argeș defeated FCSB 1-0 at home.

This weekend will see matches counting towards the 30th round, the last of the regular season. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe is playing FC U Craiova. On Saturday, in Arad, UTA will go up against CS Mioveni, while Rapid Bucharest will take on Academica Clinceni. On Sunday, Gaz Metan Mediaș will play Chindia Târgoviște, CFR Cluj is playing Dinamo Bucharest, while FCSB is playing FC Voluntari on National Arena Stadium in Bucharest. On Monday, Universitatea Craiova is playing Farul Constanța while FC Botoșani will go up against FC Argeș. CFR Cluj tops the league tables with 73 points, followed by FCSB with 59 points. (VP)

The Romanian mens handball club Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday lost on home turf the match played against Paris Saint-Germain of France, 39-31, a confrontation counting towards Champions League Group B. Following this defeat, Dinamo now holds only mathematical chances of qualifying to the playoffs. Dinamo is currently bottom of the group tables, and needs to finish the group in 6th place, with only one game left to play.

In news from womens handball, this Saturday the Romanian national team is playing Denmark in Group 2 in the European Championship preliminaries in a match hosted by Odense. On Wednesday, in Mioveni, Denmark defeated Romania 35-28. Denmark is top of the group tables with 6 points, followed by Romania with 3 points, Austria with 1 point and the Faeroe Islands with zero points. The top two teams will qualify to the European Championship.

This week saw a new round in the Romanian First Football League. On Tuesday, Chindia Târgoviște won 1-0 against UTA Arad on home turf. Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe won away from home against Dinamo Bucahrest, 3-1, while FC U Craiova won 3-2 the match played at home against Rapid Bucharest. On Wendesday, Academica Clinceni won 2-0 against Gaz Metan Mediaș, Universitatea Craiova won 3-0 against CS Mioveni, while CFR Cluj won 1-0 agaisnt FC Voluntari. On Thursday, Farul Constanța won 2-0 against FC Botoșani, whereas FC Argeș defeated FCSB 1-0 at home.

This weekend will see matches counting towards the 30th round, the last of the regular season. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe is playing FC U Craiova. On Saturday, in Arad, UTA will go up against CS Mioveni, while Rapid Bucharest will take on Academica Clinceni. On Sunday, Gaz Metan Mediaș will play Chindia Târgoviște, CFR Cluj is playing Dinamo Bucharest, while FCSB is playing FC Voluntari on National Arena Stadium in Bucharest. On Monday, Universitatea Craiova is playing Farul Constanța while FC Botoșani will go up against FC Argeș. CFR Cluj tops the league tables with 73 points, followed by FCSB with 59 points. (VP)

The Romanian mens handball club Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday lost 30-25 the match played on home turf against the Spanish team Barcelona in Champions League Group B. After 11 rounds, Dinamo is ranked 8th in the group tables with 6 points. The Romanian champions will next play FC Porto of Portugal away from home next Thursday.

In womens handball, let us note that this weekend will see matches in European inter-club competitions. In Champions League, on Sunday, CSM Bucharest is playing Esbjerg of Denmark in Group A at home. Esbjerg is first in the group tables with 22 points, whereas CSM is in 5th place with 14 points.

In the EHF European League, on Saturday, in Group B, Minaur Baia Mare will take on Bietigheim of Germany at home. Minaur is second in the group tables and needs a win if it is to advance to the quarterfinals. Also on Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie is playing Herning Ikast of Denmark at home in Group C. Măgura is ranked 3rd in the group with 4 points, the same as Storhamar of Norway in second place. On Sunday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea will play Vác of Hungary away from home. SCM has already secured 2nd place in the group tables, which qualifies the team directly to the quarterfinals.

In news from football, on Thursday, Farul Constanţa won 8-2 in an away match against Academica Clinceni, the highest score reported this season. The match was a rescheduled fixture counting towards the 23rd round. This weekend the domestic championship continues with its 27th round. On Friday, FCU Craiova will play UTA Arad, whereas Dinamo Bucharest will take on Gaz Metan Mediaș. On Saturday, FC Voluntari will take on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home, whereas CS Mioveni will play the visiting side FCSB. On Sunday, in Ploiești, Chindia Târgoviște will play FC Botoșani while CFR Cluj will play Rapid Bucharest at home. On Monday, Farul Constanţa will play FC Argeș, and Academica Clinceni will go up against Universitatea Craiova. CFR is top of the league tables with 64 points, followed by FCSB with 58 points. (VP)

The Romanian mens handball club Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday lost 30-25 the match played on home turf against the Spanish team Barcelona in Champions League Group B. After 11 rounds, Dinamo is ranked 8th in the group tables with 6 points. The Romanian champions will next play FC Porto of Portugal away from home next Thursday.

In womens handball, let us note that this weekend will see matches in European inter-club competitions. In Champions League, on Sunday, CSM Bucharest is playing Esbjerg of Denmark in Group A at home. Esbjerg is first in the group tables with 22 points, whereas CSM is in 5th place with 14 points.

In the EHF European League, on Saturday, in Group B, Minaur Baia Mare will take on Bietigheim of Germany at home. Minaur is second in the group tables and needs a win if it is to advance to the quarterfinals. Also on Saturday, Măgura Cisnădie is playing Herning Ikast of Denmark at home in Group C. Măgura is ranked 3rd in the group with 4 points, the same as Storhamar of Norway in second place. On Sunday, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea will play Vác of Hungary away from home. SCM has already secured 2nd place in the group tables, which qualifies the team directly to the quarterfinals.

In news from football, on Thursday, Farul Constanţa won 8-2 in an away match against Academica Clinceni, the highest score reported this season. The match was a rescheduled fixture counting towards the 23rd round. This weekend the domestic championship continues with its 27th round. On Friday, FCU Craiova will play UTA Arad, whereas Dinamo Bucharest will take on Gaz Metan Mediaș. On Saturday, FC Voluntari will take on Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home, whereas CS Mioveni will play the visiting side FCSB. On Sunday, in Ploiești, Chindia Târgoviște will play FC Botoșani while CFR Cluj will play Rapid Bucharest at home. On Monday, Farul Constanţa will play FC Argeș, and Academica Clinceni will go up against Universitatea Craiova. CFR is top of the league tables with 64 points, followed by FCSB with 58 points. (VP)

This weekend will see the start of
the 2022 international rugby season. Romania’s national team will take on
Russia in Bucharest on Saturday in a match counting towards Rugby Europe
Championship, in the second tier of the competition. The match also counts
towards qualification to the 2023 World Cup. At the end of the year, following
the results of 2021 and 2022, the top two teams in the Championship will
advance to the World Cup, while the team in third position will performing in
the playoffs. The team in first position will be drawn in Group C, alongside
Wales, Australia and Fiji and the team winning the playoffs. The team in second
place will be drawn in Group B alongside South Africa, Ireland, Scotland and
the winning team of the Asia/Pacific playoffs.

In news from handball, this weekend
will see matches counting towards European inter-club competitions. In
Champions League, CSM Bucharest on Sunday will play Podravka Koprivnica of
Croatia at home. CSM is ranked 5th in Group A, whereas Podravka is
ranked 8th. In the European League, in Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
will take on Chambray Touraine of France at home on Saturday. SCM is top of the
tables in Group D, with 4 points in two games. In Group C, Măgura Cisnădie will
play Storhamar of Norway away from home. Măgura Cisnădie ranks second in the standings,
with four points in three matches. Finally, on Sunday, Minaur Baia Mare will
take on Les Neptunes de Nantes of France at home. Minaur ranks 3rd
in Group B with two points, one win and two losses.

This weekend will also see matches in
the domestic football championship. On Friday, CS Mioveni will play FC Voluntari,
while Gaz Metan Mediaş will go up against Rapid Bucharest. On Saturday, UTA
Arad is playing Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home, Farul Constanţa will play
Chindia Târgovişte, whereas in Craiova, Universitatea will play CFR Cluj. On
Sunday, in Piteşti, FC Argeş will take on Academica Clinceni, whereas in
Bucharest, the local side FCSB will play FCU Craiova. On Monday, FC Botoşani
will play Dinamo Bucharest. CFR tops the league tables with 59 points, followed
by FCSB with 51 points. (VP)

This weekend will see the start of
the 2022 international rugby season. Romania’s national team will take on
Russia in Bucharest on Saturday in a match counting towards Rugby Europe
Championship, in the second tier of the competition. The match also counts
towards qualification to the 2023 World Cup. At the end of the year, following
the results of 2021 and 2022, the top two teams in the Championship will
advance to the World Cup, while the team in third position will performing in
the playoffs. The team in first position will be drawn in Group C, alongside
Wales, Australia and Fiji and the team winning the playoffs. The team in second
place will be drawn in Group B alongside South Africa, Ireland, Scotland and
the winning team of the Asia/Pacific playoffs.

In news from handball, this weekend
will see matches counting towards European inter-club competitions. In
Champions League, CSM Bucharest on Sunday will play Podravka Koprivnica of
Croatia at home. CSM is ranked 5th in Group A, whereas Podravka is
ranked 8th. In the European League, in Group D, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
will take on Chambray Touraine of France at home on Saturday. SCM is top of the
tables in Group D, with 4 points in two games. In Group C, Măgura Cisnădie will
play Storhamar of Norway away from home. Măgura Cisnădie ranks second in the standings,
with four points in three matches. Finally, on Sunday, Minaur Baia Mare will
take on Les Neptunes de Nantes of France at home. Minaur ranks 3rd
in Group B with two points, one win and two losses.

This weekend will also see matches in
the domestic football championship. On Friday, CS Mioveni will play FC Voluntari,
while Gaz Metan Mediaş will go up against Rapid Bucharest. On Saturday, UTA
Arad is playing Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe at home, Farul Constanţa will play
Chindia Târgovişte, whereas in Craiova, Universitatea will play CFR Cluj. On
Sunday, in Piteşti, FC Argeş will take on Academica Clinceni, whereas in
Bucharest, the local side FCSB will play FCU Craiova. On Monday, FC Botoşani
will play Dinamo Bucharest. CFR tops the league tables with 59 points, followed
by FCSB with 51 points. (VP)

Romanian
football champions CFR Cluj are the leaders of the Romanian First Football
League at the end of round 20. On Thursday, Dan Petrescu’s trainees won 2-0
against Farul Constanța away from home. FCSB are in runner-up position, 8
points behind CFR, after Wednesday’s win 3-1 against Bucharest rivals Rapid.
Let us also note the other results of the 20th round. Both matches
played on Tuesday, namely Academica Clinceni versus FC Voluntari and
Universitatea Craiova versus UTA Arad ended in blank draws. On Wednesday, FC
Botoșani won 2-1 against Gaz Metan Mediaș at home, while in Pitești, the local
side, FC Argeș drew 1-1 against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. On Thursday, in Ploiești,
FCU Craiova won 3-0 against Chindia Târgoviște, whereas CS Mioveni won 2-1 against
Dinamo Bucharest one home turf.

This weekend
will see matches counting towards the 21st round, the last scheduled
for this year. On Friday, FC Voluntari will play UTA Arad at home. On Saturday,
Gaz Metan Mediaș will take on Universitatea Craiova, while in Bucharest, Rapid
will go up against FC Botoșani on National Arena Stadium. On Sunday, Academica
Clinceni will play Chindia Târgoviște, CFR Cluj will play FC Argeș, and Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe will play FCSB. The last two matches of the round are scheduled
for Monday: FCU Craiova will take on CS Mioveni, while Dinamo Bucharest will
play Farul Constanța. The domestic championship will resume Friday, January 21,
2022, with a match pitting FC Argeș against Dinamo Bucharest. (VP)

Romanian
football champions CFR Cluj are the leaders of the Romanian First Football
League at the end of round 20. On Thursday, Dan Petrescu’s trainees won 2-0
against Farul Constanța away from home. FCSB are in runner-up position, 8
points behind CFR, after Wednesday’s win 3-1 against Bucharest rivals Rapid.
Let us also note the other results of the 20th round. Both matches
played on Tuesday, namely Academica Clinceni versus FC Voluntari and
Universitatea Craiova versus UTA Arad ended in blank draws. On Wednesday, FC
Botoșani won 2-1 against Gaz Metan Mediaș at home, while in Pitești, the local
side, FC Argeș drew 1-1 against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe. On Thursday, in Ploiești,
FCU Craiova won 3-0 against Chindia Târgoviște, whereas CS Mioveni won 2-1 against
Dinamo Bucharest one home turf.

This weekend
will see matches counting towards the 21st round, the last scheduled
for this year. On Friday, FC Voluntari will play UTA Arad at home. On Saturday,
Gaz Metan Mediaș will take on Universitatea Craiova, while in Bucharest, Rapid
will go up against FC Botoșani on National Arena Stadium. On Sunday, Academica
Clinceni will play Chindia Târgoviște, CFR Cluj will play FC Argeș, and Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe will play FCSB. The last two matches of the round are scheduled
for Monday: FCU Craiova will take on CS Mioveni, while Dinamo Bucharest will
play Farul Constanța. The domestic championship will resume Friday, January 21,
2022, with a match pitting FC Argeș against Dinamo Bucharest. (VP)