Sherif Tiraspol secured a comprehensive 4:0 victory over Politehnica UTM on Saturday evening in the Super Liga's regular season. The home side made no mistake against visitors who had shown flashes of promise in recent results. It was the kind of performance that puts you in the top spot, and they did just that by taking all three points from the match.
The visitors started brightly enough, but the turning point came at the 34th minute when M. Cojusea turned the ball into his own net. To be fair, Sherif controlled the tempo from there, and the scoreboard reflected their dominance. The home side pressed forward with purpose, and by then Politehnica had already surrendered any hope of a comeback.
J. Asprilla Moreno converted a penalty at the 61st minute to double the advantage, and S. Kone added two more goals in the closing stages at 84 and 90+1. The red card at 64 minutes only made things worse for the away side, leaving them to see out the final quarter with ten men. Kone talks about playing with freedom, and you could see it in his movement — he was everywhere in that final third.
The statistics tell the story without embellishment. Sherif enjoyed 59 per cent possession and registered 11 shots on target from 134 attacks. Politehnica managed just 2 shots on target from 88 attacks and failed to win a single corner. Shots accuracy of 0.85 against 0.4 says everything about efficiency in the final third.
What this result means in the table is straightforward. Sherif remain top of the Super Liga with 21 points from 10 games, having lost only once this season. Politehnica sit fifth with 12 points and four defeats, a gap that separates the two sides in the standings. The home side will take confidence from a performance that punished their opponents from every angle.