Recap
After a great last season, in which Buzau finished in 5th place, they say “goodbye” to some very important players like Alexandra Subtîrică Iovănescu, Carmen Stoleru, Alina Czeczi, Alina Ilie, Natallia Vasileuskaya, Marta Batinović, Ioana Raluca Kelemen, Cristina Prkačin, who brought a lot of quality to the team. The squad is seriously weakened and according to the Romanian sports public, has the weakest team since their promotion to the Liga Nationala. In the opening two rounds, they suffered two easy defeats against Dunarea Braila (28-24, where the home side opened the match with a 7-1 series) and Bistrita (29-34, where the guests opened the match with a 2-7 series). An additional problem is the large number of injuries, while key player Bianca Harabagiu became pregnant and will be out until the end of the season. Ramnicu Valcea opened the season with two comfortable victories against Stiinta Bucharest 32-27 (had a +6 goals advantage at halftime) and Targu Jiu 25-33. Their squad is full of talented and quality players like Swedish right wing Nathalie Hagman, Norwegian left wing Anniken Wollik, German right back Julia Maidhof, Swedish center back Daniela de Jong, and their target is to secure a European ticket. I think that this line is really low and will give a FULL STAKE.