Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — MC Alger 5th with 44 points, USM El Harrach 15th with 28, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed MC Alger no better than 16th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, USM El Harrach were scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.23, MC Alger 1.37 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for USM El Harrach — four in succession. MC Alger's last three games had all finished level.
Stade du 1er novembre 1954 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: USM El Harrach led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
USM El Harrach: R. Ait Abdelmalek (9'), M. Nekrouf (86')
Key stats
Possession: USM El Harrach 45% · MC Alger 55% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 2-9