Romania’s
\nfootball champions CFR Cluj on Thursday defeated CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria nil-2
\naway from home in the first group fixture in Europa League. Mario Rondon scored
\nthe first goal for CFR on minute 53, while Ciprian Deac scored the second goal
\nfrom penalty kick. The first half belonged to the host team, which had several
\nscoring opportunities, all denied by Romanian goalkeeper Cristian B\u0103lgr\u0103dean.
\nAt half time, however, Dan Petrescu’s trainees picked up their game. 8 minutes
\ninto the second half, Adrian P\u0103un took a short corner to Deac, who sent a
\nsuperb cross into the penalty box, and Rondon scored with a superb header.
\nTwenty minutes later, CSKA’s Amos Youga had an illegal tackle on Gabriel
\nDebeljuh and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Deac scored easily,
\nsetting the final score, 2-nil. The match was played in front of a
\n12,000-strong crowd. In the other Group A fixture, AS Rome won 1-2 against
\nYoung Boys Berne of Switzerland.<\/p>\n
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This weekend
\nwill see a new round of matches in the Romanian First Football League. On
\nFriday, Gaz Metan Medias is playing FC Boto\u015fani, while Universitatea Craiova
\nwill play Academica Clinceni. On Saturday, UTA Arad is playing Chindia
\nT\u00e2rgovi\u015fte. In Giurgiu, Astra will go up against Poli Ia\u015fi and finally, Sepsi
\nSf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe will take on Dinamo Bucharest. On Sunday, Viitorul Constan\u0163a
\nwill play FC Arge\u015f at home, while FC Voluntari will be facing CFR Cluj. On
\nMonday, FCSB will play FC Hermannstadt. Craiova tops the league tables with 21
\npoints, followed by FCSB and CFR Cluj, each with 15 points. <\/p>\n
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In the women’s
\nChampions League in handball, in Group B, on Saturday, SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea are
\nplaying Borussia Dortmund of Germany at home. Romania’s champions lost the
\nprevious 4 games in the group. On Sunday, in Group A, CSM Bucharest will play
\nBietigheim of Germany away from home. CSM is in 3rd place in the
\ngroup tables with 3 wins and 1 loss. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by
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