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Romania’s women’s handball team
\nfailed to qualify in the quarter-finals of the World Championships hosted by
\nSpain. On Thursday, Romania lost 31-30 to the Netherlands, the defending world
\nchampions. The Romanians, coached by Adrian Vasile, put on their best
\nperformance in this final tournament, but the Dutch players’ experience made
\nthe difference at the end of the match. <\/p>\n
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Crina Pintea, who scored 6 goals,
\nwas nominated the best player of the match. Cristina Laslo also scored 6 times
\nfor Romania. The national team lost all chances to finish on one of the 2 top
\nplaces in Main Group 2 and to move up into the quarter-finals. Their next match,
\nagainst Puerto Rico, is scheduled for Saturday. <\/p>\n
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In men’s handball, Dinamo Bucharest Thursday
\ndefeated the Ukrainian side Motor Zaporoje, 33-29, in the Champions’ League Group
\nB. This was the 3rd win for the Romanian club this season, but the
\nteam is still ranking last in its group with only 6 points. The competition
\nwill be resumed next year, with the Romanian champions due to take on Bar\u00e7a in
\nBucharest on February 17.<\/p>\n
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Romanian football champions CFR Cluj
\nsaw their presence in this year’s Europe Conference League season ending with a
\nvictory. Coach Dan Petrescu’s team won 1-0, on home turf, against the Czech
\nside Jablonec. In the Group D ranking, Cluj comes 4th, with one win,
\none draw and 4 defeats. <\/p>\n
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This weekend also sees matches
\ncounting towards the 19th leg of the top Romanian football league. The
\n2 matches on Friday, FC U Craiova vs. Academica Clinceni and Rapid Bucharest vs.
\nFC Arge\u015f, will be followed on Saturday by games pitting UTA Arad against FC
\nBoto\u015fani, FC Voluntari against Universitatea Craiova, and FCSB against Gaz
\nMetan Media\u015f. On Sunday, Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe take on Farul Constan\u0163a, and CFR
\nCluj on CS Mioveni. The last match in the leg, Dinamo Bucharest vs. Chindia
\nT\u00e2rgovi\u015fte, is scheduled for Monday. <\/p>\n
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In the current standings, Cluj are on top
\nwith 48 points, followed by FCSB with 40. (tr. A.M. Popescu)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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