Sheriff Tiraspol obtain tenth title of champion
Sheriff Tiraspol became national football champion the tenth year in a row. In the 29th stage of the championship, Sheriff defeated Academia UTM Chisinau 1-0. The only goal of the game was scored by Russian striker Alexandr Erohin, Info-Prim Neo reports.
The fight for the title of National Division winner continues. Iskra-Stal only manged to hold CSCA-Rapid Ghidighici to a 0-0 draw in an away match.
Another two candidates for medals, Olimpia Balti and Zimbru Chisinau, scored victories. Olimpia beat Nistru Otaci 3-0, while Zimbru won against Dacia 1-0.
In the other matches, Viitorul Orhei tied 3-3 with Sf. Gheorghe, while FC Tiraspol beat Dinamo Bender 2-0.
Rankings:
1. Sheriff – 72 points (29 matches played);
2. Iskra-Stal – 55 (29);
3. Olimpia – 53 (29);
4. Zimbru – 52 (29);
5. Dacia – 51 (29);
6. CSCA-Rapid – 39 (29);
7. Academia – 39 (29);
8. Viitorul – 33 (29);
9. FC Tiraspol – 33 (29);
10. Dinamo – 25 (29);
11. Sf. Gheorghe – 20 (29);
12. Nistru – 11 (29).
In the next stage on May 8, Nistru meets Dinamo, Sf. Gheorghe - FC Tiraspol, Sheriff – Viitorul, Iskra-Stal - Academia UTM, Dacia - CSCA-Rapid, while Olimpia - Zimbru.