Article by Maria Olteanu, Costi Prună – Published on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 17:33 / Updated on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 17:48
CSM Bucharest and Rapid meet NOW in the derby of the 15th stage of the Florilor League. The match is played in the Apollo hall, it started at 17:30, it is broadcast live by Pro Arena and liveTEXT on GSP.ro.
CSM Bucharest and Rapid meet today in the small Apollo hall (420 seats), near Văcărești Park, because the Multipurpose Hall is blocked by the game between Dinamo and Fuchse Berlin, which will be played tomorrow in the Champions League, and today the two teams will hold official training.
LIVE » CSM Bucharest – Rapid 10-7
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The 15th minute: Scored on the treadmill, both goals, 10-7 after the first quarter of an hour
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The 12th minute: Omoregie makes two mistakes in a row and CSM, with an extra man, from 7-3, now has only two goals ahead, 7-5.
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11th minute: Chambertin, colossal execution, crossbar, 7-4. He quickly tries to get back into the match, with a man down
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Minute 6: Omoregie scores from 9 meters, balanced start of the game
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Minute 3: Ostergaard converts from 7 meters, CSM leads 2-1
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Kick-off in the European derby between the two teams from the Capital
CSM Bucharest is the favorite
CSM Bucharest is in excellent form, it has accumulated 7 consecutive victories in the Champions League, and in the championship it has 13 victories and a draw. 3 days before the derby with Ikast in the Champions League, CSM Bucharest meets the rival from Giulești, against whom it has won the last 6 games.
The team prepared by Bojana Popovic is super favorite in the match with Rapid, and the betting houses have rated it with 1.08-1.13, while the guest has a rate of 6.33-8.20. In the round match, CSM won 32-27.
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A possible first “7” for CSM Bucharest: Moreschi, Friis, Jaukovic, Omoregie, Maslova, Ostergaard, Brnovic.
Cristina Vărzaru debuts at Rapid!
Rapid is in 7th place in the standings with 13 points in 14 stages, after an oscillating evolution in the championship.
Paradoxically, the team coached by the Frenchman Laurent Bezeau, played consistently in the EHF European League and qualified for the quarter-finals with a leg to go, being undefeated in the group with 3 wins and 2 draws.
At today's match with CSM, Cristina Vărzaru, the former manager of the champion team, will make her debut as team manager for Rapid.
Vărzaru resigned from CSM Bucharest as a sign of solidarity with coach Adrian Vasile, after he was dismissed by the club, due to the 4 defeats in 6 matches in the Champions League, which the team had recorded until November.
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A likely first “7” for Rapid: Ciucă, Korșoș, Chambertin, Polman, Kouyate, Tulea, Kassoma.
