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The Best Of Times

24 Tuesday May 2016

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Bucharest, BucharestGH, Bucuresti, Football, Fratia, groundhopping, Progressul Spartac, Romania, Tudurel Mihailescu, Vulcan Fratia Stadionul

Sunday 8th May 2016 ko 17.30

5 Liga Bucuresti

FRATIA BUCURESTI 2 (Phanzu 24 Sebanescu 85)

PROGRESSUL SPARTAC 1944 0

Att 73

I remember when hop organiser Andrei Otineanu first contacted me to ask advice on which stadia ought to be featured on the inaugural Bucharest Groundhop. I offered just one tip,

“Andrei,” I said, “Put on whoever you like, but you have to feature Fratia!”  

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Goddess On The Mountain Top

20 Friday May 2016

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ACS Lucky Sports Management, biruinta, Bucharest, BucharestGH, Bucuresti, Liga 4, Romania, Venus, Venus stadium

Saturday 7th May 2016 ko 18.00

4 Liga Bucuresti

VENUS BUCURESTI 0

ACS LUCKY SPORTS MANAGEMENT 3 (Gheorghe 21 Militara 37 C Achim 60)

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After a late lunch, and an unfiltered beer or two at the Nenea Ianca restaurant in Strada Covaci there was the collective feeling that despite the tragic events of the night before, that we’d regained control of our situation. But with our scheduled game at Concordia Chaijna postponed hop organiser Andrei Otineanu diverted to a local game, and it’s history made it arguably more interesting than the game we’d lost. Continue reading →

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The Worst Of Times

18 Wednesday May 2016

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Andrei Otineanu, Bucharest, BucharestGH, Dinamo Bucharest, Dinamo Bucuresti, Patrick Ekeng, Romania, Viitorul Constanta

Friday 6th May 2016 ko 20.30

Liga 1 Play-off

DINAMO BUCURESTI 3 (Gnohere 7 49p Rotariu 55)

FC VIITORUL CONSTANTA 3 (Marin 10 Tanase 34 Matan 84p)

Att 2,871

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For the inaugural Bucharest Groundhop organiser Andrei Otineanu had decided on a mixture of lower league and top flight games and I must admit I was greatly looking forward to visting Dinamo Bucharest, if only to see another eastern European bowl albeit with the distinction of being dug out of its situation rather than the stands being built up as normal. The Dinamo Stadium is nicknamed “Groapa” or “The Hole” which does seem rather apposite! Continue reading →

Invention

17 Tuesday May 2016

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Andrei Otineanu, AS Olimpic, Benfica Bucuresti, Bucharest, BucharestGH, Bucuresti, Energoutilaj, Football, groundhopping, Romania, Stadionul

Friday 5th May 2016 ko 17.00

5 Liga Bucuresti

A.S. OLIMPIC 4 (Busco 40 Cristea 56 Mimaloche 82 Calin 84)

BENFICA BUCURESTI 3 (Sharande 27 Stojan 55 Smarande 64)

Att 44 at Stadional Energoutilaj

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I’d been in contact with Romanian student Andrei Otineanu for quite some time, and it was he that convinced me to complete a highly enjoyable visit to Bucharest in September 2015. During my time in his country he made it clear he wanted to organise a groundhop in his country, and we talked at length at what would be involved. I flew back home wondering what, if anything, would happen next. Continue reading →

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Boycott

04 Sunday Oct 2015

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Arena Nationala, Bucharest, Bucuresti, George Becali, Ghencea, Gigi, Liga 1, Romania, Steaua, Voluntari

Sunday 27th September 2015 ko 21.00

Liga I

STEAUA BUCURESTI 3 (Hamroun 8 Chipcui 44 Stanciu 66p)

FC VOLUNTARI 1 (Goosens 69p)

Att 3,362

Entry (VIP 1) 100 lei (c£16.72) cheapest ticket 12 lei

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Our taxi driver back to the airport summed the position up well,

“I’m a fan,” he said, “But I’m not watching while that man’s in charge.”

That explained why there was less than 3,500 in the frankly palatial surroundings of the Arena Nationala, in Bucharest, and when the stadium holds 55,634 the place felt empty even down to only one ticket booth being open. But how it ended up this way is quite a story. Continue reading →

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Brotherhood

02 Friday Oct 2015

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Bucharest, București 041838, Bucuresti, Fratia, Romania, Stadionul, Strada Dumitru Brumărescu, Termo, Vulcan

Sunday 27th September 2015 12.00

4 Liga Bucuresti

A.S.F. FRATIA BUCURESTI 3 (Grigore 81 85 Hoganu 90p)

A.S. TERMO 6 (Oprea 21 Balan 32 Barbu 39 Tache 55 61 79)

Att 29

Entry FREE

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It’s not the best start to your footballing day when you ask your taxi driver for “Stadionul Fratia-Vulcan” and despite asking another driver, he has no idea where the place is! With local non-league expert Andrei unavailable we’d taken the Bucharest metro south to Aparatorii Patriei (Defenders of the Motherland!) station and found what we really wanted was the Vulcan factory in Berceni but what threw our driver was that it has been closed for many years! Continue reading →

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Meatballs or Kebabs?

01 Thursday Oct 2015

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4 Liga, Bucharest, Bucuresti, CS Electrica, Mici, Rocar, Romania, VK Soccer

Saturday 26th September 2015 ko 17.00

4 Liga Bucuresti

CS ELECTRICA 5 (Dumimica 24 64 Gata 53 86 90)

VK SOCCER 0 M. Constantin sent off (2nd booking) 75

Att 37

We travelled by metro south to Piata Sudului and from there should have caught a bus to the Stadionul Rocar. The trouble was that in the mad rush the day before to get to Buftea we’d neglected to buy passes for Bucharest’s bus, trolley, and tram network. The irony of that omission was yet to be revealed to us though… Continue reading →

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The Mother Of Invention

30 Wednesday Sep 2015

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Athletico Floreasca, Bucharest, Corbeana, Ilfov, Liga 4, Romania, Stadionul

Saturday 26th September 2015 ko 12.00

4 Liga Ilfov

ATHLETICO FLOREASCA 4 (Dorlan 20 Trendo 25 Nicolau 57 Brinza 59)

ACS CORBEANA 2 (Timesol 28 Serban 90)

Att 16

Entry FREE

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Bottle “Ursus” Beer 5 Lei (c 84p)

“O wonder!
How many godly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in’t.”

William Shakespeare “The Tempest” Act V Scene I

It’s simple enough to get to Stadiunul Athletico Floreasca, just take the Bucharest metro north on the M2 line to Aurel Vlaicu station, a day’s pass on the underground costs 8 lei, about £1.34. From there you cross the road and head south passing the Floreasca Park retail development a modernist vision of concrete, glass and steel before going to through the double gates into the altogether more humble surroundings of the football ground. Continue reading →

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