Zimbru suffered a bitter defeat in the derby match with Sheriff. The ‘yellow-greens’ lost at home to the big rival by 1-4. The team trained by Veaceslav Rusnac started well. The coach’s son opened the score in the 5th minute, managing to score his first goal in the National Division, IPN reports.

Sheriff yet took the game under control. Brezovec became the top scorer after he transformed a penalty in the 19th minute. In 7 minutes, Brazil’s Ricardinho also scored for the team from Tiraspol. After the break, Sheriff continued to dominate the team that used seven players younger than 21. The same Ricardinho reduced the difference in the 50th minute, while former Zimbru player Radu Gansari set the scoreline in the 69th minute.

“It is a good result. After Milsami’s victory, it was very important to win this match. We must improve the defensive play as we continue to receive goals. We will contend with Dacia and Milsami for the title,” Sheriff coach Roberto Bordin told a news conference.

Sheriff continues to be one point ahead of Milsami, which beat Academia 2-0. In the other matches of the 16th stage, Dacia beat Speranta 1-0, Saxan defeated Petrocub 2-0, while FC Ungheni won against Zaria 0-3.