Zaria Balti has personnel-related problems before the match against Apollon, of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. In the match that is to be played in Cyprus on July 13, coach Vlad Goian will be unable to use four players.

Novicov was suspended, while Onica, Grosu and Ermak suffered injuries. Ukrainian player Ermak sustained a trauma in the July 9 match against Sheriff. “I think the match against Sheriff should have been put off. It was a hard play in Sarajevo, with overtime, and the team returned to Balti only last Friday. They had only one day to recover,” Zaria captain Alexandru Onica, who didn’t play in the matches against Sarajevo, has told IPN.

Zaria qualified for the second round of the UEFA Europa League after beating Sarajevo of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the penalty shootout.