Trojans-Speranta took the lead in the national men’s basketball championship after beating Soroca-Baschet 89-79, IPN reports.

Trojans-Speranta now has 11 points after six stages played, with five victories and a defeat. Current champion Donbasket-UTM Donduseni and Viva-Basket Tiraspol have by ten points each. The latter is a new entrant, but it scored five victories in the first five matches. “I don’t think this is a surprise. We want to finish on the winner’s rostrum,” the coach of Viva-Basket Sergei Noviiciuc told a news conference.

The other matches of the sixth stage ended as follows: Donbaschet-UTM - USMF 101-76, UASM – Admirals 79-59, and Gama Cahul – Rybnitsa 81-80. The nine teams will play against each other two times. The first four ranked will form the group where the title of champion will be disputed.