Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Tiraspol (2nd, 72 pts) held a 58-point advantage over Speranta Cahul (11th, 14 pts). The last five rounds placed Tiraspol no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Tiraspol 1.82 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Speranta Cahul 0.61 and 2.76, with the league averaging 1.49.
Tiraspol had not lost in 5 games. Speranta Cahul had been beaten in seven straight games. Over the last five, Tiraspol had taken 11 of 15 points to Speranta Cahul's 0.
Krytyj futbolnyj Manesh, Tiraspol in Tiraspol, capacity 14,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Tiraspol led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.




