CSM București surprisingly lost to Sola, 22–30, in the EHF Champions League

CSM Bucharest suffered a surprise 22-30 defeat against Sola in the sixth round of the EHF Women’s Champions League. The Norwegian side, who were bottom of the group before the match without a single point, controlled the game from start to finish and secured their first win of the European season.

Sola made the better start and led 4-1 after the opening minutes. CSM Bucharest managed to level the score at 7-7, but the Norwegian team held a 14-11 lead at half-time. “The Tigresses” found no solutions after returning from the dressing room, missed repeatedly, and Sola pulled decisively clear. The final score was 30-22.

For CSM, this was their third defeat in the current edition of the Champions League, following three wins. The Bucharest team remain on six points, while Sola have reached two points and climbed the standings, level with Buducnost and Krim Ljubljana.

In the same round, Gloria Bistrița secured an important 33-26 victory over Storhamar. The Romanian champions led 17-15 at half-time and pulled away in the second half, at one point opening a ten-goal lead. Gloria recorded their fourth win and occupy third place in Group B with eight points.