Dacia remain leaders in National Division

Dacia Chisinau have remained the leaders of the Moldovan football premiership after beating Gagauziya Comrat 4-1 in a Round 14 game on Sunday. The man of the match was Georgian midfielder Levan Korgalidze who scored three goals, Info-Prim Neo reports. Reigning champions Sheriff Tiraspol climbed to the second place having defeated local rivals FC Tiraspol 3-0. Iskra-Stal Rybnitsa also obtained a categorical victory over Dinamo Bender, 4-0. Striker Alexandru Popovici scored a double to become the National Division's current top scorer. Milsami Orhei seemed to have ended their bad phase after beating Rapid Ghidighici 3-0. In two other matches of Round 14, Nistru Otaci won 1-0 against FC Costuleni, and Zimbru Chisinau won, albeit with difficulty, the match against lowly placed St. Gheorghe Suruceni, 2-1. The last match of Round 14 between Olimpia Balti and Academia UTM Chisinau is scheduled for Monday, November 1. [National Division table after 14 rounds:] 1. Dacia – 30 points (14 played matches) 2. Sheriff – 29 (14) 3. Iskra-Stal – 29 (14) 4. Olimpia – 27 (13) 5. Milsami – 26 (14) 6. Zimbru – 24 (14) 7. Rapid – 21 (14) 8. Academia – 20 (12) 9. FC Tiraspol – 13 (13) 10. Dinamo – 11 (14) 11. Nistru – 11 (14) 12. FC Costuleni – 8 (14) 13. Gagauziya – 8 (14) 14. St. Gheorghe – 6 (14) Round 15 fixtures: Zimbru – Gagauziya, St. Gheorghe – Milsami, Rapid – Iskra-Stal, Dinamo – FC Tiraspol, Sheriff – Olimpia, Academia UTM – Nistru, FC Costuleni – Dacia.