Matches
\ncounting towards the U-21 European Football Championship’s final tournament
\nkick-started in Romania and Georgia this past Wednesday. In Bucharest, Romania
\nsustained a nil-3 defeat by Spain. Also in Bucharest, Ukraine defeated Croatia,
\n2-nil. In Georgia’s Tbilisi, host country
\nsquad grabbed a 2-nil win against Portugal, while the match pitting The Netherlands
\nagainst Belgium ended in an unassuming blank draw.<\/p>\n
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Also in
\nnews from football, the Romanian teams know who their opponents are, in the European
\ncompetitions’ preliminaries. In the Champions League’s first preliminary round,
\nFarul Constanta goes against Republic of Moldova title holders Sheriff
\nTiraspol. Gheorghe Hagi’s trainees play the first leg on home turf in Ovidiu, on
\nJuly 11 or 12, while the return leg will be played in Chisinau, on July 18 or
\n19. In the Europa Conference League’s second preliminary round, FCSB and Sepsi
\nOSK Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe play Bulgarian teams PFC \u0162SKA Sofia and FC \u0162SKA 1948 Sofia,
\nrespectively. Both legs of the tie are scheduled abroad for the Romanian
\nteams, on July 27, while the return legs are scheduled on August 3rd on home turf. CFR Cluj takes on Turkey’s Adana Demirspor, with the first leg of the tie
\nscheduled in Cluj Napoca, on July 27.<\/p>\n
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In the
\nChampions League in women’s handball’s next edition, two teams will represent Romania.
\nApart from holders CSM Bucharest,
\nthe vice-champion team, Rapid, also got through. We recall that in the League’s
\nprevious edition both
\nCSM and Rapid reached as far as the quarterfinals, However, in the men’s
\nversion of the League, Dinamo Bucharest’s application to play in the Champions League
\nwas turned down. Holders Dinamo Bucharest will play in the EHF league the next
\nseason. <\/p>\n
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As part of the European Games in Krakow, Romania’s
\nwomen’s three-ex-three basketball team is at the top of the table in Group B,
\nafter the first two fixtures. On Wednesday, Romania defeated Austria, 17-14, and
\nGermany, 15-13. On Friday, Romania will play its last group match, the fixture
\nagainst Greece. The first two teams in descending order advance to the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n
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