Tiraspol, August 18 /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. The Tiraspol Sheriff sensationally defeated Dynamo Zagreb in the team first playoff game the Champions League. In contempt of analysts’ forecasts, the yellow-blacks are as nearly as possible for reaching the group stage of the main football tournament.
The football match game took place in Tiraspol on the main arena of the Sheriff sports complex. The score was opened by the home team at the first half end. Adama Traore scored the goal “into the locker room” and win a round of audience applause. After an interruption, the Greek international player Dimitros Kolovos scored a nice goal. Traore again became the match’s central figure. The Malian forwarder scored a double in the 80th minute and received the UEFA’s title of the match’s best player.
“I applaud and commend my guys. The most important thing is to stay focused. We’ll have a whole week not only to prepare for the return game, but also to gain strength and play with pleasure, because this’s a teamwork both in defense and in attack. On behalf of myself and the entire team we want to express the deepest gratitude to our fans who came to the stadium and cheered for us. Thank you for your support”, the Sheriff head coach Yuri Vernidub after the match said.
The return game will take place in Zagreb on 25 August. Sheriff will start out for Croatia with a more than comfortable advantage a 3:0 score. In case of victory in series, the Pridnestrovian club will bring for the first time in history the Champions League group stage to Tiraspol complete with the European star clubs.
