Temuchant edged past JS Kabylie 1-0 in Ligue 1's third round on Wednesday evening, lifting the hosts from the foot of the table for the first time this season. I. Chahrour's second-half finish proved decisive in a match where neither side could break the deadlock until the final quarter. The win extended the hosts' unbeaten run to four games, a run that had previously been sustained entirely by draws.
The goal came in the 73rd minute, a moment that shifted the weight of the encounter. Chahrour found space in the box and finished cleanly, though the build-up had been anything but fluid. Earlier in the half, Temuchant had dallied on the ball too often, and the high line was picked apart on a couple of occasions. By then, the visitors were growing in confidence, but the home side held their shape and waited for their moment.
Discipline became an issue around the hour mark. Yellow cards for R. Benchaa and S. Benchamma in the 42nd and 43rd minutes set a tense tone, and a further three bookings later in the game kept the tempo sharp. The incident went to review briefly after a challenge in the 68th minute, but play resumed without incident. The old head settled them down, as substitutions began to flow from both benches.
Statistically, the match was evenly balanced. Temuchant registered 72 attacks against 71 for the visitors, with possession split at 58-42 in the hosts' favour. They landed five shots on target and missed six, while JS Kabylie managed three on target from eight attempts. The line has barely moved in terms of dominance, but the result tells a different story.
Temuchant moved to 22 points in the table after three matches, climbing from ninth to eighth place with their first victory. They had not won since a 1-0 triumph over El-Hemaisa in December, and this result finally broke that pattern. JS Kabylie remain fifth on four points from two games, but this draw ended their early momentum with a result that feels more like a draw than a loss.