Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — RC Arbaâ 14th with 43 points, RC Relizane 17th with 20, 23 apart. RC Arbaâ ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Per game in the league, RC Relizane were scoring 0.91 and conceding 2.56, RC Arbaâ 1.18 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for RC Relizane — eight in succession. 5 matches unbeaten backed RC Arbaâ's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, RC Relizane held 0 points of 15 and RC Arbaâ 11.
The venue was Stade Tahar Zoughari, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RC Arbaâ led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
RC Relizane: Mhamed Harrats (8'), Ahmed Belalia (64'), Ahmed Belalia (82') · RC Arbaâ: Mehdi Boubakour (24'), Yacine Deghmani (45'), Mehdi Boubakour (52')