Sheriff Tiraspol maintained their four point gap over Dacia Chisinau in the National Division title race, Info-Prim Neo reports. On matchday 31, on Thursday, May 10, the Black’n’Yellows bested CSCA Rapid Ghidighici 2-0 thanks to a brace from Serbian attacker Alexander Pesic. Dacia obtained a clear victory as well, defeating Nistru Otaci 3-1 on the road. Should they win against Sfantul Gheorghe Suruceni, Sheriff will secure their 11th title. The fixture will be played in Tiraspol. Another crucial match, the clash between Olimpia Balti and Iskra Stal Rabnita, ended in a scoreless draw, allowing Milsami Ursidos Orhei to increase their lead in the race for 4th place, which could bring Europa League qualification. Milsami won against relegated FC Costuleni 2-1. The latter team will finish at the bottom of the table. The other results are: FC Tiraspol – Zimbru Chisinau 1-0, Sfantul Gheorghe Suruceni – Academia UTM Chisinau 2-0. {National Division table after matchday 31:} 1. Sheriff – 78 points 2. Dacia – 74 3. Zimbru – 55 4. Milsami – 46 5. Olimpia – 41 6. Iskra-Stal – 40 7. Nistru – 36 8. FC Tiraspol – 36 9. Academia – 27 10. Sf. Gheorghe – 27 11. CSCA-Rapid – 26 12. Costuleni – 19 The next fixtures are scheduled for Friday, May 18: FC Costuleni - Academia UTM, Sheriff – Sf. Gheorghe, Dacia – CSCA-Rapid, Zimbru – Nistru, Iskra-Stal - FC Tiraspol, Milsami-Ursidos – Olimpia.