Sheriff trounced Zimbru 4-1 and continues to hold the lead in the National Division. The team from Tiraspol opened the score in the 32nd minute through fullback Andrei Novicov. Zimbru tied in two minutes through Amani, who was eliminated in the previous match between the two rival teams, IPN reports.
Sheriff inclined the balance in its favor in the last 15 minutes. The new entrant Juninho Potiguar set the score at 2-1 in the 77th minute, with Subotic scoring in only two minutes. The final score was set in the 82nd minute by the captain of Zimbru Ion Jardan, who sent the ball in the own goal by mistake.
“Sheriff includes more experienced players. Towards the final of the game, I had to send 19-year-old players to the field,” said Zimbru coach Stefan Stoica.
“Zimbru has a good team, but we were better today and showed a good game,” said the manager of Sheriff Zoran Vulic.
The other matches of the 15th stage ended as follows: Milsami - Academia 0-0, Speranta - Dinamo-Auto 3-2, Petrocub-Hancesti - Zaria 0-2 and Saxan - Dacia 1-3. In the rankings, Sheriff is two points ahead of Dacia and seven points ahead of Zimbru.
