Dacia secure first place before winter recess

Dacia Chisinau on Sunday secured the first place of the National Division, having hammered lowly-placed St. Gheorghe Suruceni 7-0 in the next to last round of the premiership before the winter recess, Info-Prim Neo reports. Striker Ghenadie Orbu was the man of the match, with three goals scored. With a total of 15 goals, Orbu is the indisputable leader of the premiership. Milsami Orhei were dislocated to the second place after a goalless draw with Olimpia Balti. This was the last game of the year for both teams. Iskra-Stal Ribnita lost the chance to climb to the third spot after a goalless draw with FC Tiraspol. After this match, Iskra-Stal remained without a manager as Vlad Goian is set to strike a deal with FC Tiraspol. Elsewhere in the premiership, the following results were registered: Nistru – Zimbru 1-5, Gagauziya – Sheriff 0-4, FC Costuleni – Rapid 1-2, Academia UTM – Dinamo 1-1. [National Division Table after 20 rounds:] 1. Dacia – 45 points (20 matches played) 2. Milsami – 45 (21) 3. Sheriff – 41 (20) 4. Iskra-Stal – 41 (21) 5. Olimpia – 41 (21) 6. Zimbru – 34 (20) 7. Rapid – 29 (20) 8. Academia – 28 (20) 9. FC Tiraspol – 26 (20) 10. Dinamo – 18 (20) 11. FC Costuleni – 15 (20) 12. Nistru – 11 (21) 13. St.Gheorghe – 9 (20) 14. Gagauziya – 8 (20) The last round of the National Division before the winter break is scheduled for December 16 and 18, with the following fixtures: FC Tiraspol – Gagauziya, Zimbru – Dacia, St.Gheorghe – FC Costuleni, Rapid – Academia UTM, Dinamo – Sheriff.