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Romania’s national football team on Friday night
\nplayed an away fixture against Norway, counting towards Group F as part of the
\nEURO 2020 preliminaries. The match ended 2-all, with Romania providing the
\nequalizers coming from two goals down, thanks to Claudiu Keseru’s goals, with
\nthe second goal being scored in extra time. Romania’s national football team’s
\nhead-coach Cosmin Contra said the final score was auspicious for the
\nRomanians, given the national squad’s performance on the pitch until the scoreboard
\nindicated the 2-nil lead for Norway. Contra went on to say that at the end of the
\npreliminary stage, the draw against Norway could bring Romania the qualifying
\nticket for the EURO 2020. <\/p>\n
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In the women’s nations’ competition at the World
\nMountain Ultra-marathon Championships held in Portugal’s Miranda Da Corvo this
\npast Saturday, Romania walked away with silver. In the men’s nations’ competition, Romania came in 6th.
\nIn the women’s individual event, best-placed was Denisa Dragomir, who came in 5th,
\nwhile in the men’s individual event, the best-placed athlete was Leonard
\nMitrica, who came in 14th. Taking part in theWorld Mountain Ultra-marathon Championships were
\nathletes from 54 countries.<\/p>\n
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Romania’s men’s national volleyball team has grabbed
\nthe fourth win in a row in Group B of Silver League, a second-tier competition
\nas part of the European Championship. In Alexandria this past Saturday, Romania
\nsecured a 3-1 overall win against Azerbaijan (25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 27-25).
\nRomania is at the top of the table, with 12 points, followed by Denmark, with
\n9, Azerbaijan, with 3 points, and Georgia, with no points on their record
\nsheet. Should they win the group, Romania plays a double-legged playoff tie
\nagainst the winner of Group A, in order to qualify for the 2020 edition of the
\nGolden league elite group of the European Volleyball Championship. <\/p>\n
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In news from women’s volleyball, Romania’s national
\nteam secured a 3-nil win against Israel, (25-14, 25-15, 25-21), in a fixture
\nplayed in Alexandria this past Saturday, counting towards Silver League’s Group
\nA. Israel are at the top of the table, with 8 points in 4 games played. Romania
\nare 2nd-placed, with 7 points, 3rd-placed are Cyprus,
\nwith 3 points in 2 games played, while after three games, Georgia are at the
\nbottom of the table with zero points on their record sheet. Romania’s next
\nfixture is the away match against Cyprus on June 12. <\/p>\n
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In news from domestic football, FC Hermannstadt have
\nmade an important step closer to maintaining their position in League One,
\nsince they grabbed a 2-nil win in the first leg of the play-off tie
\nagainst Universitatea Cluj. According to League One’s final rankings, FC
\nHermannstadt were 12th placed, while Universitatea Cluj came in 3rd
\nat the end of League Two competition season. The second leg of the play-off tie
\nis scheduled in Sibiu on Wednesday, June 10th. <\/p>\n
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