Sports weekend
The latest from men's handball, women's basketball and ice-hockey
România Internațional, 25.11.2022, 13:45
Romanian mens handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday grabbed a 32-27 home win against Polish opponents Wisla Plock. The fixture counted towards Champions Leagues group A. Wisla Plock drew first blood, but Dinamo came from behind and secured the lead all throughout the game. Dinamo have thus succeeded their third group win and the second consecutive win in the competition. Dinamos top scorer were the Serbian Lazar Kukic, with 7 goals and Nicuşor Negru, with 6. Dinamos two goalies were also in top shape, the Algerian Khalifa Ghedbane and the naturalized Iranian Saeid Heidarirad, with five saves each. Also in Leagues Group A, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Danish opponents Gudme, 41-36. On Thursday, Hungarys vice-champion, Veszprém, defeated Croatian opponents PPD Zagreb, 32-28, while German side Magdeburg defeated FC Porto, 41 – 36. Veszprém are at the top of the table, with 13 points. Second-placed are Paris Saint-Germain with 12. Dinamo are 5th-placed, with 7 points. On December 1st, Xavi Pascuals trainees take once again take on Wisla Plock, this time away from home.
In news from womens basketball, in a match counting towards Group C as part of FIBA EuroBasket 2023 preliminaries, in Timisoara, in the west, Romanias national team on Thursday was defeated by Hungary, 99-40. According to Agerpres, Romanian national team, with fix first-time players in the line-up, did not measure up to the standards imposed by the much better Hungarian team, which was all the more visible in the first quarter of the game, when Romania scored 4 points, whereas Hungary, 32. In Group Cs other match, in Huelva, Spain secured a 120-54 home win against Iceland. Spain are at the top of the table in the group, with 6 points, followed by Hungary, with 5 points. Romania are 3rd-placed, with 4 points, while Iceland are 4th-placed, with 3. On Sunday, Romanias national team take on Iceland, in Reykjavik.
This coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the Erste Liga ice hockey regional competition. On Sunday, Corona Brasov face Ujpest Budapesta, SC Miercurea Ciuc play Jégkorong Akadémia, also from Budapest, while HC Gheorgheni take on Ferencváros. (EN)
