Sports flash

The latest from women's football, table tennis, women's volleyball and women's basketball

Florin Orban, 25.11.2021, 13:45

Romanian international footballer’s Ciprian Tatarusanu’s team, AC Milan on
Wednesday succeeded its first win in the Champions League’s ongoing season. Romanian
goalkeeper’s team grabbed a 1-nil away win against Atletico Madrid, in a
fixture counting towards the competition’s Group B. Tatarusanu was on the pitch
all throughout the game. First-timer Messias Junior put his team ahead on 87
minutes, so AC Milan stays in the race for the League’s round of 16. Another
Romanian, central referee Ovidiu Hateganu, a coordinated an all-Romanian referee
crew for the match pitting Internationale Milan against Shakhktar Donetsk. Inter
won, 2-nil.

In Houston, Texas, the USA, Bernadette Szőcs and Andreea Dragoman have
advanced to the World Table Tennis Championships’ third round. In the women’s
singles’ second round, Szőcs outclassed Polish Natalia Bajor, 4-1, while Dragoman
grabbed a 4-3 win against Germany’s Petrissa Solja. Adina Diaconu lost to
French opponent Jia Nan Yuan, nil-4. Elizabeta Samara sustained a defeat by
Taiwan’s Liu Hsing-Yin, also nil-4. In the men’s singles, Cristian Pletea was
defeated by Cyril Skachev of Russia. 4-2. Pletea was the only Romanian left who
competed in the ongoing edition of the World Championships.

In Sibiu, central Romania, in a CEV Cup fixture counting towards the round
of 32’s second leg, Romanian women’s volleyball team Volei Alba Blaj have advanced
to the competition’s round of 16, having defeated Hungarian opponents Vasas
Budapest 3-nil on Wednesday. Volei Alba Blaj had also won the first leg in
Budapest, 3-1. In the round of 16, Alba Blaj are pitted against Greek opponents
PAOK Thessalonica. The first leg is scheduled away from home.

In news from women’s basketball, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe advanced to EuroCup.
On Wednesday, Sepsi grabbed a 71-65 away win against Elazig Oezel Idare of Turkey.
For Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, it was the last but one match in the competition’s
Group B. We recall Sepsi have already secured one of the first two positions that
takes them to the Euro CUP’s next stage. In the competition’s group stage, Sepsi
take on Uni Gyor on December the 1st, away from home.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)