Romanian national women’s handball team has wasted any
\nopportunity they had to make headway into the semifinals of the European
\nChampionship, underway in Denmark. In Krolung on Thursday, in a match counting
\ntowards main Group II, Romania sustained a 20-25 defeat by Croatia. Romania has
\nzero points on their record sheet; our national team’s next scheduled fixture
\nis the match against Hungary, on December 14.<\/p>\n
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In news from football, CFR Cluj came in 3rd
\nin Europa League’s Group A and failed to qualify for the competition’s round of
\n32. On Thursday, CFR sustained a 1-2 away defeat in the decisive match against
\nSwiss opponents Young Boys Berne. CFR’s Croat footballer Gabriel Debeljuh drew
\nfirst blood on 84 minutes. Then on 90 minutes, French referee Benoit Bastien
\ngranted the Swiss a penalty kick because of an otherwise fair-play clash
\nbetween CFR’s goalie and Swiss defender C\u00e9dric Zesiger. Young Boys Berne’s Cameroonian footballer Jean-Pierre Nsame turned
\nthe kick into a goal and levelled the score. The fate of the match was sealed
\nin the 6th minute of added time, when the German Gianluca Gaudino scored his team’s second
\ngoal. <\/p>\n
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The coming weekend will see matches being played,
\ncounting towards the 13th round of League One championship. On
\nFriday, FC Botosani are pitted against Astra Giurgiu, while Dinamo Bucharest
\nface Politehnica Iasi. On Saturday, Academica Clinceni play a home fixture
\nagainst FC Arges. In Medias, the local team Gaz Metan face Sepsi Sfantu
\nGheorghe. The southern Romanian town of Giurgiu, Chindia Targoviste go against
\nViitorul Constanta. On Sunday, FC Hermannstadt face FC Voluntari, while CFR
\nCluj are pitted against FCSB. On Monday in the last match of round 13, UTA Arad
\nplay Universitatea Craiova. FCSB are at the top of the table, with 30 points,
\nfollowed by Universitatea Craiova, with 28 points and CFR Cluj, with 24.<\/p>\n
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(Translation by Eugen Nasta)<\/p>\n
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