Captain of the national football team and of Anji Makhachkala Alexandru Epureanu is in a good form. This time he scored a goal against Spartak Moscow, with Anji drawing 2-2.

Despite this draw, Anji continues to rank last in Russia, but is five points away from Tom. “We have chances to avoid the relegation. There are nine more stages. We will fight until the end,” Alexandru Epureanu stated for IPN.

Moldovan footballer Nicolae Calancea was the hero of Ceahlaul in the match against Otelul played away. The goalkeeper rejected a penalty when the score was 0-0. The former captain of Zimbru received a yellow card later. Owing to this 0-1 victory, Ceahlaul climbed to the seventh spot, outstripping CFR Cluj.