Olympique Béja

Match report

Olympique Béja and Progrès Sakiet-Ezzit played out a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1's fourth round on Sunday afternoon. The hosts took the lead just before the interval through N. Atoui, only for M. W. Djoumekou R. to level matters seconds later. By then the match had settled into a pattern neither side could quite break.

Atoui's strike came in the forty-fifth minute, putting Béja ahead after a first half where both sides had their moments. The visitors responded almost immediately. Djoumekou R. found the net in the forty-sixth minute, catching Béja on the transition as the teams changed ends. And here's the thing — that exchange in stoppage time defined the tone for the rest of the afternoon.

Béja made several changes in the second half, bringing on C. Ouni and M. Omri in the sixty-fifth minute to try and find a winner. Progrès also reshuffled their back line, with Y. Azib and A. Sidibe among those to come off the bench. To be fair, neither side could quite string together the kind of pressure that would force a decisive moment. Yellow cards for both sides — two for Béja, three for Progrès — told the story of a game that grew increasingly tight.

The statistics paint a picture of possession without penetration. Béja held 58 per cent of the ball and registered 89 attacks, while Progrès managed 74 with just 42 per cent possession. Both sides landed six shots on target, but the visitors had six attempts off target compared to Béja's three. It was not a match decided by volume of chances so much as the quality of those that mattered.

The result leaves Béja rooted to fourteenth place with just two points from four games. Progrès remain in second, eight points clear of their opponents and still unbeaten. A draw that perhaps neither side would have wanted, but one that at least keeps both teams in touch with something approaching the form they need.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 6 – 6

Shots off target 3 – 6

Attacks 89 – 74

🟨 21' C. Ouni — Yellow card ⇄ 40' B. I. Bationo — Substitution ⚽ 45' N. Atoui — Goal 🟨 45+1' Yellow card ⚽ 45+6' M. W. Djoumekou R. — Goal ⇄ 46' Y. Azib — Substitution ⇄ 65' C. Ouni — Substitution ⇄ 65' M. Omri — Substitution ⇄ 67' E. H. Gafsi — Substitution 🟨 69' M. Laajili — Yellow card ⇄ 75' A. Sidibe — Substitution 🟨 76' P. Diop — Yellow card ⇄ 85' Z. Aloui — Substitution ⇄ 85' N. Atoui — Substitution ⇄ 85' I. Ogoulola — Substitution 🟨 90+2' Yellow card

Match events

21' 0:0 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Yellow card C. Ouni
40' 0:0 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Substitution B. I. Bationo off: H. Sellami
45' 0:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Goal N. Atoui
45+1' 0:1 Olympique Béja Yellow card
45+6' 1:1 Olympique Béja Goal M. W. Djoumekou R.
46' 1:1 Olympique Béja Substitution Y. Azib off: hassni bechir
65' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Substitution C. Ouni off: P. Diop
65' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Substitution M. Omri off: F. Derguech
67' 1:1 Olympique Béja Substitution E. H. Gafsi off: A. Ishimwe
69' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Yellow card M. Laajili
75' 1:1 Olympique Béja Substitution A. Sidibe off: M. Ammar
76' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Yellow card P. Diop
85' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Substitution Z. Aloui off: Atig Wassim
85' 1:1 Progrès Sakiet Eddaïer Substitution N. Atoui off: A. Bahloul
85' 1:1 Olympique Béja Substitution I. Ogoulola off: O. Sayari
90+2' 1:1 Olympique Béja Yellow card

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

6 Shots on target 6

3 Shots off target 6

89 Attacks 74

4 Corners 1

24 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

26 Throw-ins 22

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