Sheriff came closer to the leading position in the championship. In the seventeenth National Division stage, it won an important victory away, beating Iskra-Stal Rybnitsa 1-0, Info-Prim Neo reports. The only goal of the encounter was scored by Alexandr Erokhin at the start of the second half. Dacia Chisinau defeated Zimbru 1-0 through the goal scored by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zgura. It was the sixth consecutive victory for Dacia. Olimpia Balti won against Sf. Gheorghe Suruceni by 4-2. All the goals were scored by three footballers – Oleg Shishkin and Nikolai Glega scored by two goals for the hosts, while Mihai Platica for the guests. Viitorul Orhei beat Dinamo Bender at home by 3-2. Dinamo suffered the fifth defeat in a row. Elsewhere, CSCA-Rapid Ghidighici defeated Academia UTM Chisinau by 1-0 through Andrei Bugneac’s goal, while FC Tiraspol beat Nistru Otaci through Dumitru Vornisel’s goal by the same score. During the last match, the Nistru players Eugen Hmaruc and Victor Antonii received serious injuries and were rushed to the hospital. Rankings: 1. Dacia – 39 points (17 matches played); 2. Iskra-stal – 35 (16); 3. Sheriff – 34 (14); 4. Olimpia – 27 (16); 5. CSCA-Rapid – 24 (17); 6. FC Tiraspol – 20 (17); 7. Zimbru – 20 (15); 8. Viitorul – 19 (16); 9. Academia – 17 (16); 10. Sf. Gheorghe – 14 (16); 11. Dinamo – 13 (17); 12. Nistru – 10 (17). The next stage will take place between November 7 and 10. The program is as follows: Dinamo – Olimpia, Sf. Gheorghe - Iskra-Stal, Sheriff - Academia UTM, CSCA-Rapid – Dacia, Zimbru - FC Tiraspol, Nistru – Viitorul.