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, 27.01.2022, 13:45


The Romanian forward Denis Drăguş scored for his team, Standard Liège, in the 24th leg of Belgiums top football league. His club defeated Eupen 2-0 away from home on Wednesday night. In the current season, in the 17 matches played for the Walloon side, Drăguş has scored 5 times.



The football side Dinamo Bucharest was defeated on Wednesday in a friendly match by 3rd-leaguer CS Popeşti-Leordeni, 2-1. The game was played on Dinamos turf. This is also where this coming Sunday Dinamo will play the derby match of the Romanian football championship against FCSB, formerly Steaua Bucharest. According to mass media, this will be the last derby match on Dinamo stadium, which is scheduled to be bulldozed this spring to be replaced by a modern arena. Dinamo stadium was built in 1951 and is owned by the Romanian Interior Ministry.



In another derby, in mens volleyball this time, Steaua won with flying colours, 3-0, against Dinamo Bucharest in the 14th leg of the national Division A1. Defending champions Arcada Galaţi scored an equally clear victory, 3-0, against Rapid Bucharest. Arcada top the current standings with 39 points, followed by Steaua, with 35. SCM U Craiova went up to the 3rd place with 34 points after beating U Cluj 3-0, and 4th come Dinamo, with 33 points.



The Romanian tennis player Ana Bogdan qualified in the round of 16 of the ITF tournament in Andrezieux-Boutheon, France, with 60,000 USD in total prize money. In the first round, on Wednesday, she defeated Leolia Jeanjean of France, 6-3, 6-3. Bogdan, 116 WTA and seed no 3, needed 1 hour and 33 minutes to defeat an opponent ranking 373 in the world standings. Last year in the Andrezieux-Boutheon tournament, the Romanian player Jaqueline Cristian reached the final. (A.M.P.)


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