Sports Roundup
In the Romanian football championship, FCSB beat one of its top rivals, Rapid Bucharest, 2-1.
Florin Orban, 22.12.2025, 13:45
The football team FCSB, Romania’s defending champions, Sunday night won 2-1 the Romanian Super League derby against Rapid Bucharest, the current leader in the standings. FCSB were the first to score (Darius Olaru, 24’) with a shot to the far corner, after passing to and from Daniel Bîrligea. On 75 minutes, Florin Tănase brought the score to 2-0, from a penalty shootout after a foul by Denis Ciobotariu. Rapid’s goal was scored by Alexandru Dobre, also from a penalty shootout on 86 minutes, after a foul on Claudiu Petrila by the Bosnian Danijel Graovac. FCSB has thus reached 8 consecutive matches without defeat, with 5 wins and 3 draws, but they are still below the places in the standings that lead to the play-offs. In the last 5 legs, Rapid have only one win, one draw and 3 losses.
In the other games in the Super League championship’s leg number 21, the last one this year, on Friday CFR Cluj won 1-0 away from home against FC Botoşani. On Saturday, in Clinceni, Unirea Slobozia beat Metaloglobus Bucharest 3-2. In Galaţi, Oţelul beat FC Argeş 2-1, while in Arad UTA won 2-0 against the Bucharest team Dinamo. On Sunday, the match in Sibiu pitting Hermannstadt against Petrolul Ploieşti ended in a 1-1 draw, and Universitatea Cluj defeated Farul Constanţa 1-0. The last game of the round, on Monday: Universitatea Craiova vs Csikszereda. In the standings, Rapid have 39 points, followed by FC Botoşani with 38.
On Sunday, matches took place in the Erste Liga regional ice hockey competition. The defending champions ACSH Gheorgheni defeated Budapest Jegkorong Akademia 3-2 away from home, after overtime. Corona Braşov also won away from home, against Dunaujvaros, 8-3. Also on Sunday, Debrecen beat Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc 5-2. The Gheorgheni team lead the League standings, with 53 points in 22 games. Corona is next, with 49 points. (AMP)
