Sheriff played the first friendly match as part of the training session in Turkey. The team from Tiraspol was beaten 1-2 by Siroki Brijeg, which ranks third in the champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, IPN reports.
With the new captain Veaceslav Posmac, Sheriff got the first goal from a corner, but tied before the break through Belarusian player Iurii Kendysh. Siroki scored the victory goal from a penalty.
Sheriff this winter has signed goalkeeper Dumitru Cheleadnic and halfback Maxim Cojocaru, both from Petrocub, Polish fullback Jaroslaw Jach, who was taken “on loan” from Crystal Palace, Ukrainioan halfback Andriy Bliznichenko and three strikers: top scorer of the championship of Iceland Patrick Pedersen of Denmark, fourth top scorer of the championship of Georgia Leandro Ribeiro and the holder of the Africa Cup of Nations Robert Tampe of Cameroon, who was “borrowed” from CFR Cluj.
