Maribor 1, Sheriff 3

CHISINAU (Interstat) — Sheriff defeated Maribor 3-1 on Sunday in a Champions League qualifying match at Stadionul Zimbru, improving to 1-0-0 in the competition while Maribor dropped to 0-1-0. Momo Yansane, a substitute from Fria, Guinea, provided the decisive goal in the 88th minute off an assist from Stefano Fiore. Yansane, listed at 6-foot and 171 pounds, played five minutes and scored the only goal listed in the official match summary. He helped Sheriff complete a three-goal performance that snapped a string of inconsistent results. Yellow cards were issued to Sheriff’s Regi Lushkja in the 56th minute and to Maribor’s… Read more...