Sheriff Tiraspol were held to a 1-1 draw by Rapid Ghidighici in a National Division Round 9 game-in-hand on Sunday, Info-Prim Neo reports. Serghei Gheorghiev scored on 11 minutes, giving Sheriff an early lead, but late in the first half Stanislav Luca equalized for Rapid. In the second half both teams struggled more with the rain-soaked pitch rather than against each other, leaving the score unchanged. With this result, Sheriff nevertheless climbed to the 5th spot in the premiership standings, five points behind leaders Iskra-Stal Rybnitsa. Yet this remains to be the worst season start for the long-time Moldova's champions. On the other side, Rapid remained on the 8th. The next round of the National Division will be played on October 16 and 17.