ES Tunis 3:2 Étoile du Sahel: Ligue 1 Match Result

Match report

Étoile du Sahel claimed a 3-2 victory over their namesakes in Ligue 1's opening regular season fixture on Saturday evening. M. Belhadj opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute before the visitors levelled through A. Ben Dhiaf's penalty fifty-three minutes in. The hosts then took the lead through O. Abid before M. Haj Ali struck twice in the closing stages to complete the turnaround.

And here's the thing about the penalty situation — Y. Belaili had missed one at the twenty-fifth minute, only for Ben Dhiaf to convert his spot-kick eight minutes later. By then the match had already seen three yellow cards distributed, with M. Bouslama among those booked before half-time.

The hosts were dominant in possession and created far more opportunities, registering 72 attacks compared to the guests' 36. They also registered four shots on target while the visitors managed just three, but the visitors found a way through when it mattered most. To be fair, the away side's efficiency from limited chances kept them in the contest.

Haj Ali became a menace after his seventy-fourth minute introduction, netting in the seventy-fifth and eighty-second minutes to put the result beyond doubt. The hosts had made three changes at the break — Amri, Dagdoug and Diakhate — while the visitors responded with three of their own at sixty-six minutes. The momentum shifted decisively once those replacements took the field.

The result leaves both sides on three points from two games, though the hosts sit tenth while the visitors occupy seventh. Étoile du Sahel had won their previous two fixtures before this contest, extending their unbeaten run, while the guests had also collected three points from their opening two matches. The goal difference remains level at this stage of the season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 1

Attacks 72 – 36

⚽ 15' M. Belhadj — Goal 🟨 19' M. Bouslama — Yellow card ✗ 25' Y. Belaili — Penalty missed 🟨 35' Yellow card ⇄ 46' A. Amri — Substitution ⇄ 46' H. Dagdoug — Substitution ⇄ 46' O. Diakhate — Substitution ⚽ 53' A. Ben Dhiaf — Penalty ⚽ 60' O. Abid — Goal ⇄ 66' F. Danho — Substitution ⇄ 66' Y. Belaili — Substitution ⇄ 66' I. Faraj — Substitution ⇄ 70' H. Rafia — Substitution 🟨 73' Yellow card ⇄ 74' M. Sahraoui — Substitution ⚽ 75' M. Haj Ali — Goal ⚽ 82' M. Haj Ali — Goal 🟨 88' Yellow card 🟨 90+3' Yellow card

Match events

15' 1:0 ES Tunis Goal M. Belhadj
19' 1:0 Étoile du Sahel Yellow card M. Bouslama
25' 1:0 ES Tunis Penalty missed Y. Belaili assist: Y. Belaili
35' 1:0 ES Tunis Yellow card
46' 1:0 Étoile du Sahel Substitution A. Amri off: O. Abid
46' 1:0 Étoile du Sahel Substitution H. Dagdoug off: R. Gara
46' 1:0 Étoile du Sahel Substitution O. Diakhate off: S. Megwo
53' 1:1 Étoile du Sahel Penalty A. Ben Dhiaf
60' 1:2 Étoile du Sahel Goal O. Abid assist: A. Ben Dhiaf
66' 1:2 ES Tunis Substitution F. Danho off: A. Jabri
66' 1:2 ES Tunis Substitution Y. Belaili off: M. Haj Ali
66' 1:2 ES Tunis Substitution I. Faraj off: A. Konate
70' 1:2 ES Tunis Substitution H. Rafia off: F. Monyebe
73' 1:2 Étoile du Sahel Yellow card
74' 1:2 ES Tunis Substitution M. Sahraoui off: Y. Becha
75' 2:2 ES Tunis Goal M. Haj Ali assist: A. Jabri
82' 3:2 ES Tunis Goal M. Haj Ali
88' 3:2 ES Tunis Yellow card
90+3' 3:2 ES Tunis Yellow card

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

4 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 1

72 Attacks 36

11 Corners 5

11 Free kicks 14

3 Offsides 4

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 13

19 Throw-ins 21

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