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\nside has walked away with gold from the European championship in Nantes,
\nFrance. In the finals on Sunday, the Romanians defeated Portugal 3-0. The points
\nwere scored by Bernadette Szocs, Daniela Dodean Monteiro and Elizabeta Samara. <\/p>\n
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Szocs, the best Romanian player at
\nthe moment has defeated Jieni Shao 3-2, coming back from 1-2 in the sets. The
\nsecond point was brought by Daniela Dodean, who defeated the most valuable
\nplayer of the Portuguese side, Yu Fu, gold medalist at the European Games in
\nMinsk this year and European vice-champion in 2016.<\/p>\n
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In the last game, Eliza Samara,
\nEuropean champion in 2015, overcame Leila Oliveira 3-0. Adina Diaconu and Irina
\nCiobanu were also part of the Romanian lineup in Nantes. Romania has thus added
\nits fifth continental title after the ones in 1992, 2002, 2005 and 2017. <\/p>\n
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Let’s move on to handball now.
\nRomanian women’s side SCM Craiova has qualified for the second preliminary
\nround of the EHF Cup. The Romanians secured two clear wins, 30-21 on Saturday,
\nand 29-17 on Sunday against Italian side Jomi Salerno. Both matches were played
\nin Craiova, southwestern Romania.<\/p>\n
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Dobrogea Sud Constanta has
\nqualified for the second preliminary round of the EHF Cup in men’s handball
\nafter a 29-16 home win on Sunday against Turkish side Antalyaspor. The first
\ngame in Antalya ended 24-all. <\/p>\n
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In Ploiesti, southern Romania, on
\nSunday the Romanian national eleven defeated Malta one-nil in Group F of the
\nEuro 2020 preliminaries. George Puscas scored the hosts’ only goal in a match
\nwhere the Romanians managed to put up a lackluster show.<\/p>\n
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We recall that our footballers had
\nsecured a 4-0 win against Malta in June. In the same group Sweden and Norway
\nended in a one-all draw their game while in Gijon, Spain defeated the Faeroe
\nIslands 4-0. <\/p>\n
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Spain ranks first in the group with
\n18 points followed by Sweden with 11, Romania with 10, Norway with 9, Malta
\nwith 3 and the Faeroe Islands with no points. Romania will be playing the
\nFaeroe Islands on October the 12th and will meet Norway in Bucharest
\nthree days later. <\/p>\n
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