Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ariana (6th, 35 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Sporting Ben Arous (13th, 19 pts). Ariana ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Per game in the league, Ariana were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.21, Sporting Ben Arous 0.58 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Ariana, winners of their last three.
The match was played at Stade Municipal d'Ariana (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ariana led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Ariana: Hamza Essid (67'), Adnene Mejri (37'), Sofiane Nasrallah (41') · Sporting Ben Arous: Jameleddine Boubakri (49')