CSM Buharest Women claimed a 25-28 victory over Rapid Buharest in the National League on Thursday evening. The result leaves the visitors three points clear at fourth place while Rapid remain rooted at the bottom with a single draw from their opening fixture. The match was played in Buharest on 28 August 2026.
By then the table told a simple story: one side had started brightly, the other had not. CSM sit fourth with three points from one game, while Rapid are eleventh with a solitary draw against Craiova earlier in the month. The gap is small, but the direction is already clear.
There is a note of familiarity in this result. The two sides met just three weeks prior on 6 August, when CSM also went through 26-25. This time the margin widened slightly, and the visitors took the points again. Rapid have now lost both encounters against the same opposition in as many weeks.
And here's the thing — handball does not always reward dominance with clean sheets. Rapid held firm for long stretches, as the scoreline suggests, but CSM found the extra space when it mattered. The difference was not dramatic, but it was decisive.
For Rapid, the task now is to turn that opening draw into a win. They need the points badly, and they cannot afford to drift further back in the standings. CSM, meanwhile, have set a marker early — three points, one win, and momentum on their side.