Sheriff was eliminated from the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Europa League. The team from Tiraspol was beaten in the penalty shootout by Braga, which ranks fourth in the championship of Portugal, IPN reports.
After the victory scored at home, Sheriff had a weak first half on the field of Braga. Overtime and penalty shootout were needed at the end of the match. Moldova’s champion missed the first three kicks and lost by 2-3, being eliminated from the UEFA Europa League. Sheriff played for the first time in history in this stage of the competition.
Coach Yuri Vernydub used the following players: Athanasiadis, Dulanto, Radeljic, Julien, Petro, Thill, Yaxshiboyev (Khalid 111), Bruno, Addo, Traore, Yansane (Nikolov 46).
