HK Zalău women secured a 25:23 victory over Corona Brăila in the Romanian National League on Thursday afternoon. The match took place at 14:00 on 28 August 2026, with the home side closing out a narrow win in front of their supporters.
Zalău sit sixth in the table with three points from one game, while Brăila occupy tenth place with a single draw and no points so far. The result extends Zalău's winning start to the campaign and leaves Brăila searching for their first victory.
The visitors arrived with mixed recent form. They had beaten Râmnicu-Vâlcea 25:24 and drawn with Baia-Mare 31:24 before a heavy 18:31 defeat away to Bistrița on Wednesday. Zalău, meanwhile, have won all five of their last matches, including a 29:28 victory over Steaua Bucharest.
And here's the thing about this scoreline — twenty-five goals to twenty-three suggests a game where both sides found the net regularly. There were no major turning points to single out, just a steady exchange of chances throughout.
To be fair, Brăila showed enough to make it competitive, but Zalău's experience in these fixtures told in the closing stages. The hosts kept their side in control without ever letting the visitors build real momentum.
By then, the margin had stretched just enough. Zalău move clear at sixth with three points, while Brăila remain bottom with zero points after one match played.