Sports roundup

Steliu Lambru, 11.11.2019, 12:35

We continue with news from women’s handball.
The Romanian champions SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea lost to the German side SG BBM
Bietigheim in Group C of the Champions League 31-28, in an away match. In
another match, Brest Bretagne Handball defeated Buducnost Podgorica 32-28.
Brest now rank first in Group C with 10 points, followed by Buducnost with 6 points,
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea with 2 points and SG BBM Bietigheim with 2 points.

In other news from women’s handball,
the Romanian vice-champions CSM Bucharest lost to the Danish side Team Esbjerg
25-21, on Sunday at home. This match was part of Group B. CSM thus saw their
first defeat in the group stage, having won the first leg in Denmark by a
two-goal difference, 24-22. In the same group, Rostov-Don defeated the Polish side MKS Perla
Lublin away, 30-20. Rostov-Don are in the first place with 7 points, followed
by CSM Bucharest with 7 points, Esbjerg with 6 and MKS Perla Lublin with no
points.

In the EHF Cup, also in women’s
handball, CS Măgura Cisnădie lost to the Spanish side Rocasa Gran Canaria
28-24, in the first leg of the third round; while in an all-Romanian match, Corona
Braşov defeated Gloria Bistriţa-Năsăud 27-25. The second leg is scheduled for
the 17th of November.

In the 16th leg of League
One, Astra Giurgiu defeated
FC Voluntari 1-nil; Hermannstadt Sibiu drew 1-all against Viitorul Constanța;
Academica Clinceni defeated CSMS Iași 1-nil; Chindia Târgoviște drew 1-all
against CSU Craiova; FC Botoșani lost to FCSB nil-2; Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe lost
to Gaz Metan Mediaș nil-1; and Dinamo Bucharest drew nil-all against CFR Cluj.
CFR Cluj top the ranking with 31 points, followed by Viitorul Constanța with 29
points and Astra Giurgiu with 28 points.