Tunisian Ligue 1: EST, ST, and USM Secure Wins Ahead of African Competitions
The 7th day of the Tunisian Ligue 1 came to a close yesterday afternoon with four postponed matches taking place, following the engagement of Tunisian clubs in continental interclub competitions.
Espérance de Tunis Dominates Olympique de Béja
At the Radès stadium, Espérance de Tunis hosted Olympique de Béja in a one-sided match in favor of Youssef Belaïli's team. Without wasting any time, the Espérance team quickly opened the score: served by Youssef Belaïli, Houssem Tka centered the ball for Chiheb Jebali, who headed it directly into Chahine Smaoui's goal (8'). Despite creating numerous opportunities and dominating the game, the "Sang et Or" team only added a second goal in the second half, courtesy of new recruit Florian Danho Séké, assisted by Mohamed Ben Ali (84').
Stade Tunisien Edges Out Avenir Sportif de La Marsa
At the Bardo stadium, Stade Tunisien secured a narrow victory over Avenir Sportif de La Marsa. The winning goal was scored by Aziz Saihi (6'). With this win, the Stade Tunisien team remains on a roll, aligning their fifth consecutive victory in the championship, including four wins.
US Monastir Defeats Bizertin
At the Mustapha Ben Jannet stadium, US Monastir halted the momentum of Bizertin, beating them 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Ibrahim Gadiaga (65'). The Monastir team was content with this single goal, preferring to conserve their energy ahead of the return leg of the Champions League preliminary round against Sierra Leone's East End Lions this Sunday. Recall that USM won the first leg 4-0.
Etoile du Sahel Returns to Winning Ways
On the road to Soliman, Etoile du Sahel rediscovered their smile, securing a convincing 2-0 victory. The Etoile du Sahel team set the tone early in the game, opening the score in the 4th minute through Moussa Senghor. This advantage was consolidated at the beginning of the second half when Raki Aouani doubled the score (65').
This timely victory comes as Etoile du Sahel prepares to host Sudan's Al Ahly Wad Madani in the return leg of the CAF Cup preliminary round this Saturday, aiming to overcome their one-goal deficit and add at least one more goal to qualify for the next round and avoid an premature end to their African adventure.
