Sports roundup

Florin Orban, 21.02.2022, 13:58

Romanias water polo sides have qualified for the European Championships due in summer in Split, Croatia. Romanias women representative have ended on the second position of preliminary group A, whose games were hosted by Bucharest. Our players have won against Iceland, Slovakia and Ireland but conceded defeat to Germany. In mens competition our athletes won the qualifying group C held in Malta, after securing wins against the host country, Lithuania and Ireland.

Womens handball side CSM Bucharest have ended in a 29-all draw their latest game against Danish side Esbjerg. Cristina Neagu has scored most goals for the Romanian, side 10. Ranking fifth in group A, CSM will be meeting CSKA Moscow in the play-offs for a place in the quarter finals. Romanian Florentin Pera is currently coaching the Russian side.

Romania has two women sides in the quarter finals of the European League. Minaur Baia Mare, currently ranking second in Group B will be playing Norwegian side Sola, winner of group A. SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea second in Group D will be playing Group C winner, Danish side Herning Ikast.

In mens competitions Minaur Baia Mare have qualified for the quarter finals of EHF European Cup, in spite of having lost 28-27 to Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki on Saturday. The Romanians have eventually won on aggregate as they secured a 32-21 home win.

Last weekend saw the matches of the 27th leg of Romanias domestic football championship. On Friday, FCU Craiova and UTA Arad ended in a one-all draw their game, while Dinamo Bucharest secured a 4-0 win against Gaz Metan Medias. On Saturday, FC Voluntari obtained a 3-1 win against Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, while the game pitching CS Mioveni against FCSB ended one-all. Chindia Targoviste and FC Botosani also drew their Sundays game one-all. In Cluj, western Romania, local side CFR managed a 2-1 win against Rapid Bucharest. CFR presently tops the table with 67 points followed by FCSB with 59.

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