UST Fails to Capitalize on Leader's Misstep
La Presse — Six advanced matches of the 13th round of L2 took place yesterday. As part of the Group A schedule, yesterday's headline match was held at the Bouali Lahouar stadium in Hammam-Sousse, where ESHS hosted the Hammam-Lif leader. In the first half, the Sahelians and Greens neutralized each other. In the second half, the opening score came only a quarter of an hour from the end in favor of the locals with a goal from Nour Mani. At the end of the match, ESHS played with a numerical disadvantage following the expulsion of Mossaab Sassi. However, this handicap did not prevent Espoir from defeating the leader. Meanwhile, at the Nejib Khattab stadium in Tataouine, UST, the runner-up to the Greens, faced Baath Bouhajla. In Tataouine, in the first period, BSB took the bull by the horns and scored two goals, signed by Jaafer Moussa and Oussema Nasri. The scenery changed in the second half with UST reducing the score and then equalizing through Ahmed Touibi and Amine Mourou. In the end, UST certainly overcame their handicap, but the team can regret missing the opportunity to catch up with the leader Hammam-Lif. In Menzel Bourguiba yesterday, SAMB, in a poor position in the standings, hosted SCBA. That being said, no advantage was taken in 45 minutes of play before referee Mahmoud Ksia blew the whistle for halftime. The same scenario repeated itself in the second half until the end. Who benefits from the draw? On the side of CS Msaken, a top club, the short and perilous trip to Chebba to face the local Crescent was necessarily a difficult mission. There too, the first half left us unsatisfied, and the two clubs did not do better in the second half. At the El Habib city stadium, the Islanders of OCK faced EM Mahdia yesterday. Another goalless draw in 45 minutes of play, and the return to the locker rooms was indicated by referee Hamza Oueslati. After the break, OCK was the first team to score with a goal from Mohamed Aziz Hamdi on a penalty. Precious victory for OCK in terms of maintenance. Finally, in Agareb, the local Astre, lantern rouge, hosted Sfax RS. And it was the 5th match yesterday where the scoreboard indicated a tie (0-0) at halftime. However, the scenario will be different in the second half with a goal signed by Chiheb Lachheb in favor of AS Agareb 20 minutes from the end. But there was no time to savor, as SRS equalized through Habib Lazzez and then nailed the coffin through Aymen Ezzine.
Results:
- ES Hammam-Sousse - CS Hammam-Lif (1-0)
- US Tataouine - BS Bouhajla (2-2)
- SA Menzel Bourguiba - SC Ben Arous (0-0)
- CS Chebba - CS Msaken (0-0)
- OC Kerkenah - EM Mahdia (1-0)
- AS Agareb - Sfax Railways Sports (1-2)
