Zimbru didn’t give up competing for the title. The ‘yellow-greens’ defeated Milsami 2-1 in the last match of this year, of the last 16th stage of the national championship, and are now five points behind the leading Sheriff and Dacia, IPN reports.

Milsami led by 1-0 after the break, after Cornel Gheti scored in the 37th minute. Zimbru changed the score through Calu (57th) and Dan Spataru (71st).

“This victory is very important for our spirits as we previously suffered two defeats. We continue to struggle for the title,” said the coach of Zimbru Veaceslav Rusnac.  

“We played well in the first half, but lost because of two childish mistakes,” said the manager of Milsami Iurie Osipenco.

The other matches of the 16th stage ended as follows: Academia - Saxan 1-1, Zaria - Speranta 0-0, Dinamo-Auto - Sheriff 0-0, and Dacia - Petrocub-Hancesti 2-1.