Masterful Display: Club Africain Secure a Convincing Win Over ESM

Source: La Presse

Match Overview

When Etoile Sportive de Metlaoui (ESM) arrived after a respectable draw against the “Sang et Or” side, Club Africain (CA) knew they had to win – at the very least to stay within striking distance of the league leaders, or even overtake them if fortune favored them.

The showdown took place yesterday at Rades, where Faouzi Benzarti’s eleven opened the game with an attacking mindset against Imed Ben Younès’ side, which was determined to replicate its recent strong performance against EST and add even more goals.

Starting Line‑ups

Club Africain (CA)	Etoile Sportive de Metlaoui (ESM)
Mouhib Chamekh	Hamza Ben Chrifia
Oussema Shili	Fares Meskini
Hamza Ben Abda	Yassine Boukhris (Raed Fedaa) (Souhail Bouani)
Yassine Bouabid	Oussema Bahri
Ghaith Zaalouni	Mohamed Diame Pape
Moataz Zemzemi (Franck Alain Kanté)	Eric Kouassi (Ismail Hermess)
Aymen Harzi	Yassine Soltani
Bilel Ait Malek (Saidou Khan)	Cherif Bodiane
Oussema Bouguerra (Oussema Shrimi)	Hamza Mnasri (Mohamed Islem Gasmi)
Hamza Khadhraoui (Sadok Kadida)	Mohamed Ben Hassine
Firas Chawat (Fahd Mesmari)	Naby Sylla

First Half – Early Dominance

1′ – A precise cross from Oussema Shili finds Hamza Khadhraoui, who opens the scoring for CA. The match starts with a flash of brilliance.
5′ – ESM replies quickly through Mnasri, whose shot is blocked by a rapid CA defensive recovery.
12′ – Firas Chawat cuts in on the right flank and delivers a low pass to Ait Malek, whose shot rattles the post.
20′ – From the right wing, Diame serves Hamza Mnasri, whose attempt goes wide.

Around the 30‑minute mark, Imed Ben Younès (suspended and replaced on the bench by Riadh Hadhri) instructs his side to press high, looking to exploit any gaps in CA’s defense.

32′ – CA could have doubled the lead after a low cross from Khadhraoui is headed by Bouguerra, only to be cleared by Oussema Bahri.
38′ – Bodiane finds Sylla inside the box, but the striker hesitates.
45′ – CA doubles the advantage. Ait Malek passes to Bouguerra, who finds Shili; his immediate service to Chawat leaves Ben Chrifia with no chance.

The first half ends with CA leading 2‑0.

Player of the Match – Hamza Khadhraoui

Returning from the break, the first real chance of the second half appears at 51′ when Sylla fires a wide, crossed shot.

54′ – Ait Malek strikes the wood with a powerful effort from the edge of the box.
72′ – Ben Abda attempts a volley, saved by Ben Chrifia.
73′ – Harzi heads the ball to Bouabid, who scores, but the goal is ruled offside.
75′ – CA makes it 3‑0. Aymen Harzi finishes a brilliant pass from Khadhraoui, who continues to dominate with a goal, a decisive assist, and relentless activity in both recovery and transition.
86′ – Khadhraoui again receives a pass from Mesmari and sets up Harzi, whose shot narrowly misses adding another tally.
87′ – ESM’s misery continues as Zaalouni scores their first goal, courtesy of a pinpoint cross from Khadhraoui.
90′ – ESM could have salvaged pride if Soltani’s strike had found the net.
91′ – In the dying moments, Harzi delivers a cross to Mesmari, who instantly returns it to Shili; the latter volleys home past Ben Chrifia.

The final whistle from referee Aymen Nasri confirms a 4‑1 victory for Club Africain.

Final Score

Team	Goals
Club Africain	4
Etoile Sportive de Metlaoui	1

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