In the first leg of the Moldovan Cup semifinal, Sheriff defeated Zimbru 2–1. Armenia national team forward Arthur Serobyan scored his team’s second goal of the match — which proved to be the winner.
Sheriff opened the scoring through forward Rashid Akanbi in the 5th minute, and Arthur Serobyan doubled the lead in the 22nd minute with a stunning long-range strike. Zimbru managed to pull one back in the 84th minute, keeping the intrigue alive ahead of the second leg, which will be played on May 14.
This was Arthur Serobyan’s third goal for Sheriff.