RRI Sports Roundup

A roundup of the week's main sporting events

Florin Orban, 14.09.2015, 12:46

The Romanian womens handball team HCM Baia Mare this weekend qualified for the Champions League. Aurelian Roscas trainees won the playoff of the preliminary group phase played in Baia Mare, 32-21, against Danish side Team Esbjerg. In the semi-finals on Saturday, the team from Baia Mare had won against BelAZ Minsk of Belarus, 31-21. In Champions League, HCM will be part of Group A, alongside Larvik of Norway, Krim Ljubljana of Slovenia and Rostov-Don of Russia.

The other Romanian team in Champions League is CSM Bucharest, the defending champions, which will play in Group D, alongside Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro, Savehof of Sweden and Selgros Lublin in Poland.

Let us also note that the mens team Minaur Baia Mare has also qualified to Champions League. Also from mens handball, Dinamo Bucharest will be playing in the second preliminary round of the EHF Cup. In the return leg of the first round, Dinamo held Energia Tg. Jiu from Romania to a 24-all draw. In the first leg, Dinamo Bucharest had won 38-24.

In the second preliminary round, Dinamo will play Diomidis Argous. The first match is scheduled away from home on October 10 or 11, while the return leg will be played in Bucharest, on October 17th or 18th.

From the world of gymnastics, let us note that Marian Dragulescu won two medals at the Israeli Cup, a competition played this weekend in Tel Aviv. He won gold in the vault event and bronze in the beam event. Another Romanian athlete, Andrei Ursache, ranked 3rd in the pommel horse event.

Let us now take a look at the football matches played this weekend as part of the 10th round of the Romanian First League. On Saturday, Concordia Chiajna held FC Botosani to a blank draw, while ASA Targu Mures couldnt beat Petrolul Ploiesti at home, 1-all. In Giurgiu, Pandurii Targu Jiu grabbed an important 2-1 over Astra. Finally, on Sunday, Poli Timisoara defeated Steaua Bucharest 1-nil. On Monday, Viitorul Contanta will play FC Voluntari, while Dinamo Bucharest will be taking on CFR Cluj.Astra tops the tables with 20 points, followed by Dinamo and ASA Targu Mures, each with 17 points.