FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Dinamo Zagreb. Play offs, 1st leg 20210817

Champions League 202122. 30. UEFA: What a result for the club hoping to become Moldova s first ever UEFA Champions League group stage side Sheriff converted a dangerous first half display rewarded with that opening Traore goal into an exceptional secondhalf rampage. Kolovos s volley was superb and almost unstoppable, then Traore terrorised Dinamo s defence yet again, producing a cool finish for the third. The visitors will need a completely contrasting performance if they are to turn this tie around and progress next week, starting with addressing the porous defending that allowed their opponents to repeatedly break beyond their lines. Tonight, though, belongs to Vernydub and his players the coach was on his knees at the final whistle to celebrate perhaps the most memorable night this stadium has witnessed. . .. Moldovan journalists here are delighted with Sheriff s performance. They are as surprised as their Croatian colleagues only for different reasons.