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, 17.08.2023, 13:45


Romanian football side Farul Constanta has qualified for the playoffs of the European football competition Conference League after a victory against the Estonian champions Flora Tallinn. On Wednesday, the team coached by the former Romanian football legend Gheorghe Hagi secured a 2-0 win in the away match against Tallinn. Rivaldinho put Farul in the lead in the fourth minute and Constantin Badescu added the victory goal in the 18th minute. Farul also won the first match at home 3-0 and will next take on the side, which loses the game pitching the Azerbaijani eleven Qarabag and the Finns from HJK Helsinki in the third preliminary round of the second continental competition Europa League.


Qarabag won the first match 2-1. To qualify for the final tournament of a European competition would be a first for Farul. Also in the third preliminary round of Europa Conference League in Kazakhstan, local side Aktobe will be playing Romanian side Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe and in Denmark, the local team Nordsjaelland will be up against the Romanian eleven FCSB.


Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday left the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, a tournament with roughly 2,800,000 dollars in prize money. She was defeated in the competitions second round, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 by eighth seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece. Sorana started off on the right foot and scored 4-0 in the first set, which she eventually won 6-2. However, Sakkari made a good comeback in the second set, which she won 6-3. In the decisive set, at five-all, the Greek challenger managed to make the difference with a break. Soranas qualification for the second round in Cincinnati brought her a check of 17,930 dollars and 60 WTA points.


The technical board of Romanias national rugby side has set the lineup, which will represent the country at the World Cup in France. The teams skipper is Cristi Chirica, a player, who also led the Romanian fifteen in their game against the Tonga kingdom in a match held in Bucharest in November 2021. Chirica was also one of the main scorers of the Romanian fifteen in this years edition of Rugby Europe Championships with 5 tries. According to Agerpres news agency, out of the 33 players summoned, 9 are playing in France and 24 in Romania. 8 of them come from Steaua Bucharest, 6 from CSM Stiinta Baia Mare, five from Dinamo Bucharest and five from SCM USV Timisoara.


On Saturday, the Romanian fifteen will be taking on Italy in their last test match ahead the World Cup. On September 9th, in the World Cup in France, the Romanian side will be playing Ireland in Bordeaux. Eight days later they will be up against defending champions South Africa and on September 8th against Scotland. They will play their last game in the world Cup against Tonga on October 8th.


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