Sports Weekend

sports weekend A roundup of the most important sporting events

The Romanian football club FCSB on Thursday qualified to the Romanian Cup semi-finals. The team from Bucharest defeated FC Hermannstadt away from home 2-1. On Tuesday, also in the Cup quarterfinals, Dinamo Bucharest moved past Academica Clinceni 1-nil at home. On Wednesday, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe won 1-nil against Petrolul Ploiesti, while in Iasi Politehnica defeated Universitatea Craiova 3-2. Therefore all Romanian Cup semifinalists will be League One teams, FCSB, currently playing in Group 1 in the domestic championship, and Sepsi, Dinamo and Poli, playing in Group 2.


Also in football let us note this weekend will saw matches counting towards the second round of the group phase. On Friday, in Group 1, Astra Giurgiu will play FC Botosani. On Sunday, on National Arena stadium in Bucharest, FCSB will play Universitatea Craiova. On Monday, Gaz Metan Medias will take on CFR Cluj at home. Cluj tops the league tables with 29 points, followed by Craiova with 26 points. In Group 2, on Saturday, Academica Clinceni will play Viitorul Constanta at home. Politehnica Iasi will go up against visiting side Dinamo Bucharest. On Sunday, in Ploiesti, Chindia Targoviste will play Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe. On Monday, FC Voluntari will play FC Hermannstadt.


Two Romanian women's handball teams on Saturday are performing in Saturday's last Champions League fixture. In Group 1, CSM Bucharest will play Vipers Kristiansand at home. In Group 2, SCM Ramnicu Valcea will take on Gyor of Hungary away from home. Both teams have already secured qualification to the competition's quarterfinals. On Sunday, in the EHF Cup, Gloria Bistrita-Nasaud will play Herning-Ikast of Denmark in the second leg of the competition's quarterfinals. In the first leg played in Bistrita, the team from Denmark won 29-26.

(Translated by V. Palcu) 



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