New matches were held at the weekend as part of the women’s
\nhandball competitions. In the Champions League group phase, SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea
\nlost at home to the Russian side TSKA Moscow 24-34 in a Group B match held on
\nSunday. V\u00e2lcea now dropped to the 7th and last but one place in the
\ngroup with 4 points, the same as Borussia Dortmund, who are in 6th
\nplace. To advance to the next stage of the competition, V\u00e2lcea need to finish among
\nthe top six in their group. In Group A, CSM Bucharest were supposed to play the
\nRussian side Rostov-Don away on Saturday, but the match was cancelled because
\nof positive Covid test results among the Russian side. CSM are currently 4th
\nin their group with 11 points. <\/p>\n
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In the European League, the second-tier handball competition,
\nthe Romanian side Dun\u0103rea Br\u0103ila lost at home to the Hungarian side Siofok 27-26
\nin Group D. Dun\u0103rea are second in their group with 3 points in three matches. In
\nGroup C, Minaur Baia Mare lost to the Russian side Astrakhanochka 33-27 in an away match held on Sunday. Minaur
\nare now third in their group with 2 points in two matches. <\/p>\n
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Matches were held at the weekend counting for the 18th
\nleg of the domestic first league championship. On Friday, Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u015fte defeated
\nAcademica Clinceni 2-1, while FCSB defeated FC Voluntari by the same score on
\nthe National Arena in Bucharest. Saturday saw three matches: in Sf\u00e2ntu
\nGheorghe, the local side Sepsi defeated Astra Giurgiu 4-1; FC Arge\u015f defeated UTA
\nArad away 2-1; and Universitatea Craiova drew at home 1-all against Viitorul
\nConstan\u0163a. On Sunday, Gaz Metan Media\u015f defeated Politehnica Ia\u015fi 2-1; and FC
\nBoto\u015fani thrashed Dinamo Bucharest at home 4-nil. In the final leg match, FC
\nHermannstadt are playing CFR Cluj on Monday. FCSB currently top the ranking
\nwith 41 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 37. (CM)<\/p>\n
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