Iskra-Stal and Olympia qualify for Europa League

Iskra-Stal Rybnitsa and Olympia Baltsi became the last two teams in the Moldovan top-echelon football division to secure places in UEFA club competitions having scored victories – 3-0 over FC Tiraspol and 1-0 over Academia UTM, respectively – in round 32 of the National Division on Wednesday, Info-Prim Neo reports. Another contender for a place in Europa League, Zimbru Chisinau, managed no more than a 1-1 draw against Rapid Ghidighici, which means the Bison stay at home. Dacia Chisinau defeated Viitorul Orhei 2-1, while bottom-placed Nistru Otaci lost 3-1 on their own pitch to St.Gheorghe. Champions and fresh Moldova Cup holders Sheriff Tiraspol hammered their way past Dynamo Bender, 3-0. [National Division table as it stood on May 19:] 1. Sheriff – 81 points (32 matches); 2. Iskra-Stal – 64 (32); 3. Olympia – 60 (32); 4. Zimbru – 56 (32); 5. Dacia – 55 (27); 6. CSCA-Rapid – 42 (32); 7. Academia – 42 (32); 8. FC Tiraspol – 34 (32); 9. Viitorul – 33 (32); 10. Dynamo – 31 (32); 11. St. Gheorghe – 24 (32); 12. Nistru – 11 (32). In the last round scheduled for May 23 the fixtures are the following: CSCA Rapid – Nistru, Academia UTM – Zimbru, Viitorul – Olympia, FC Tiraspol – Dacia, Dinamo – Iskra-Stal, St. Gheorghe – Sheriff.