Zimbru continues the battle for a place in the European cups. Without chances in the championship, the ‘yellow-greens’ can reach Europa League only through Moldova’s Cup, IPN reports.

The team trained by Oleg Kubarev took an important step in the evening of April 15, when it managed to eliminate the current holder of Moldova’s Cup FC Tiraspol from the quarterfinals. The winner was decided in overtime, after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Spataru opened the score in the 32nd minute, while Molla tied in the 74th minute. In the semifinal, Zimbru meets Dacia, which easily defeated Academia 3-0.

In the other semifinal, Sheriff plays Milsami. The Tiraspol team eliminated last year’s finalist Veris, scoring a 2-1 victory.

The encounter between Milsami and Victoria ended with a 5-2 scoreline in overtime, after the score at the end of the first 90 minutes was 2-2.

The matches of the semifinals will be played on May 6 and 7.