Gloria Bistrita – Borussia Dortmund 36-32, in the 7th stage of the Champions League

• Gloria Bistrita is part of group A, along with Gyor, Esbjerg, Metz, Buducnost, Dortmund, Storhamar and DVSC Schaeffler.

The Romanians started favorites before Sunday's match, and the match was more complicated than it initially seemed.

The opponents led at the start of the game even with three goals, but Gloria returned to the match and from 10-10 took over the reins of the game, breaking loose at the end of the first part.

The Romanians led 15-10 at one point, but at the booths they kept only three goals ahead, score 18-15.

Crazy innings, epic win

The second half of the match was absolutely crazy, with many twists and turns until the final whistle.

The second half started at a very fast pace, and Gloria's advantage slowly melted away, as Borussia put on the pressure and equalize in the end. From the 45th minute, when the Germans took the lead, the match became even more complicated for the Romanians.

The emotions were there, especially after the opponents went to +2 goals, but Gloria had the strength to come back one more time and broke away in the end with three goals, the match in Bistrita having a happy ending, victory 36-32.

• Gloria's best scorer was Danila So Delgado, 11 goals from 15 shots. Larissa Nusser also had a dream performance, 8 goals. The handball players called up to the Romanian national team were also excellent, 4 goals each for Kerekes, Seraficeanu and Ostase. They also scored Kobylinska 3 times and Arcos twice.

Gloria reach their 5th victory in the Champions League group after 7 stages and are in 3rd place at the halfway stage of the competition with 10 points.

Ranking in Group A of the Champions League

Source: Flashscore.ro

FINAL » Gloria Bistrita – Borussia Dortmund 36-32

• Game over! Gloria reaches its 5th victory in the group, after 36-32 with Borussia, at home

• 58th minute: Glory – Borussia 34-31. So Delgado Pinto also scores, Gloria remains at +3. time out

• 58th minute: Glory – Borussia 33-30. Seraficeanu also scores, Gloria can no longer lose this match

• Minute 57: Glory – Borussia 32-30. Bistrița breaks away at +2 with 3 and a half minutes before the end

• Minute 55: Glory – Borussia 31-30. Nüsser puts Gloria back in the lead

• Minute 54: Gloria – Borussia 30-30. Kerekes equalizes once again for Gloria, dramatic finish, no one breaks away in these moments

• Minute 53: Glory – Borussia 29-29. Match Ostase

• Minute 52: Glory – Borussia 28-29. Nestaker scores, Borussia is still in front

• Minute 51: Glory – Borussia 27-28. We entered the last 10 minutes, Borussia took the lead, heart attack final in Bistrita

• Minute 49: Glory – Borussia 26-26. The two teams go head to head at the moment

• Minute 45: Gloria – Borussia 24-24. The visitors equalize once again

• Minute 45: Glory – Borussia 24-23. Nüsser scores from 7 meters

• Minute 42: Gloria – Borussia 23-22. Van Maurik also scores and the Germans come within one goal

• Minute 39: Glory – Borussia 23-21. The opponents are approaching

• Minute 38: Gloria – Borussia 23-19. Enter Seraficeanu

• Minute 34: Gloria – Borussia 21-17. An alert start to the half, Gloria goes to +4

• The game from Bistrita is resumed with the score 18-15 in favor of the hosts

• Break in Bistrita! Gloria leads 18-15 after the first 30 minutes

• Minute 27: Gloria – Borussia 16-12. Enter Nüsser from 7 meters

• Minute 25: Gloria – Borussia 15-10. The Romanians score once more and break away at +5

• Minute 23: Gloria – Borussia 13-10. Kobylinska scores, Gloria goes through very good moments

• Minute 22: Gloria – Borussia 12-10. From -4, the Romanians now have +2 on the table

• 21st minute: Gloria – Borussia 10-10. Again the two teams go head to head. time out

• 18th minute: Glory – Borussia 9-9. Tie in Bistrita, Kerekes scores

• Minute 14: Glory – Borussia 7-8. Nüsser scores from 7 meters. Glory is approaching, the opponents play in inferiority

• Minute 12: Glory – Borussia 5-8. Glory continues to not be found, Borussia is at +3 on the table, despite the very good interventions of the goalkeeper from Bistrita

• Minute 8: Glory – Borussia 3-6. The guests break away with three goals, complicated moments for the Romanians. Stoica misses the target once more and sends over the goal

• Minute 6: Glory – Borussia 3-4. Grijseels enter, the Germans are in the lead, and the Romanians' goal is canceled at the other goal

• Minute 5: Gloria – Borussia 3-3. So Delgado Pinto misses the chance to put Gloria back in charge, the tie remains

• Minute 2: Gloria – Borussia 2-1. Kerekes takes Gloria for the first time in the lead

• Start of the game in Bistrita

Gloria Bistrita's program in the Champions League

• Sunday, November 16, 15:00 – BVB Dortmund vs. Gloria Bistrita

• Saturday, January 10, 2026 – Gloria Bistrița vs. Buducnost

• Saturday 17 January 2026 – Esbjerg vs. Gloria Bistrita

• Saturday, January 24, 2026 – Gloria Bistrița vs. Gyor

• Saturday, February 7, 2026 – Metz vs. Gloria Bistrita

• Saturday, February 14, 2026 – Gloria Bistrița vs. DVSC Schaeffler

• Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Storhamar vs. Gloria Bistrita