Sheriff defeated by Fenerbahce in Europa League

Moldova's champion Sheriff Tiraspol Thursday lost to Fenerbahce Istanbul by 0-1 at home. This is the first defeat suffered by Sheriff in the UEFA Europa League, Info-Prim Neo reports. The first half of the match was balanced. Both of the teams had occasions for scoring, but did not manage to. The guests started the second half more actively and soon opened the score through Brasilia's Alex. The goal did not yet discourage the Tiraspol team. They created many possibilities and were close to scoring through Alexandru Suvorov, Amat Diedhiou and Vaja Tarhnishvili. But the scoreline remained unchanged. The match played on Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol was watched by about 13,000 spectators. [Sheriff Tiraspol – Fenerbahce Turkey 0-1] [Scorer:] Alex (53) [Sheriff:] St. Namashko, Tarhnishvili, Erokhin, Suvorov (Volkov, 78), Balima, Karpovici, Rouamba, Arbanas (Corneencov, 65), Tanea (Diedhiou, 71), Rodríguez, A. Kuchuk [Coach:] Leonid Kuciuk [Fenerbahce:] Demirel, Lugano, Roberto Carlos, Emre, Kazim (Topuz, 70), Alex, Cristian, Turaci, Senturk (Vederson, 83), Boral (Deivid, 70), Bilica [Coach:] Christoph Daum [Referee:] Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) [Assistant referees:] Ljubomir Krstevski, Marjan Kirovski (both from Macedonia) [Warned:] Erokhin (45), Karpovici (79) In the other group H match, Twente, the Netherlands, and Steaua Bucharest, Romania, drew 0-0. As a result, Twente continues to head the rankings with 4 points. It is followed by Fenerbahce with 3 points, Steaua with 2 points and Sheriff with one point. Elsewhere, the Romanian teams Dinamo, CFR Cluj and FC Timisoara suffered defeats, while Ukraine's Shahtior Donetsk, where Moldovan Alexandru Spiridon is assistant coach, won over Partizan Serbia by 4-1. The next Europa League encounters were set for October 22. Sheriff will play Twente in Tiraspol, while Steaua Bucharest will face Fenerbahce.