The Swedish and Dutch teams scored
\nvictories on Thursday, in group D of the 2021 European Women’s Volleyball
\nChampionship hosted by the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. Sweden defeated
\nFinland 3-2, in a match that lasted more than 2 hours. Then, the Netherlands
\ndefeated Ukraine 3-nil. On Wednesday, in the first match of the group, Romania
\nhad been defeated by Turkey 3-1.<\/p>\n
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Two matches are scheduled for Friday:
\nFinland vs. the Netherlands, and Turkey vs. Ukraine. The Romanian volley
\nplayers will play again on Saturday, against Sweden. The match between Finland
\nand Ukraine will also be played on Saturday. Romania’s goal is to get to one of
\nthe first four places in the group and to qualify for the round of 16. <\/p>\n
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Two matches counting for the sixth
\nleg of the Romanian Football Championship are played this weekend. On Friday,
\ntwo matches: Chindia Targoviste vs. Academica of Clinceni, and Farul Constanta
\nvs. Dinamo Bucharest. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova will take on Gaz Metan
\nMedias, on home turf, and FC Arges will be playing in Pitesti against CFR Cluj.<\/p>\n
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On Sunday, in Arad, the hosts UTA
\nwill play against FC Voluntari, and FC Botosani takes on Rapid Bucharest, on
\nhome turf, in a derby that brings together the teams ranking 2nd and
\n3rd in the current classification. The teams have 13 points each,
\nbut the Bucharest squad is advantaged by its goal average and the fact that it
\nhas not received any goal yet in the current championship. <\/p>\n
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The sixth leg is due to end on
\nMonday. SC Mioveni will be playing on home turf against FCU Craiova, and FCSB
\nwill take on Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, at the National Arena in Bucharest. It will
\nbe the first game in which the vice-champion will be guided by its new coach,
\nEdward Iordanescu. The team from Cluj continues to be top of the ranking with
\n15 points out of a maximum of 15. (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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