CR Belouizdad Secures Important Victory in Constantine as USM El Harrach Stumbles Against NA Hussein Dey
The second round of the eighth phase of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 saw notable results at both the top and middle of the table. CR Belouizdad returned with a valuable win from Constantine, defeating CS Constantine 2-0, while USM El Harrach settled for a draw against NA Hussein Dey, ending 1-1.
CR Belouizdad managed to secure three points at the CS Constantine stadium, bringing their total to 14 points and temporarily placing them in third position, level on points with USM El Harrach and CR Belouizdad.
The Sétif club has achieved four victories this season against Chabab El Eulma, Olympique de Médéa, and JS Saoura, in addition to their win today over CS Constantine. They also drew with Khenchel and USM El Harrach, while suffering a defeat against USM El Harrach, and they have a postponed match against NA Hussein Dey from the sixth round.
On the other hand, CS Constantine continues to struggle, recording their fifth consecutive defeat after falling to Khenchel, followed by a loss to Chabab El Eulma 4-2 at home, and a 3-0 defeat to Olympique de Médéa, before losing today to CR Belouizdad 2-0.
The last positive result for the Constantine team was in the fourth round when they achieved a convincing 4-0 victory over US Biskra on October 10. They had previously won 3-0 against Olympique de Chlef in the second round and drew 1-1 against Chabab Ain Temouchent in the opening round, while suffering a 5-1 defeat against ES Sétif in the third round.
With this loss, CS Constantine's points remain at 7, dropping them to twelfth place as they await to regain their balance in the upcoming rounds.
In another match, USM El Harrach managed to secure a positive draw of 1-1 against NA Hussein Dey, bringing their total to 14 points and temporarily placing them in third position.
USM El Harrach had achieved four victories this season against Olympique de Médéa, JS Saoura, Chabab Ain Temouchent, and CR Belouizdad, alongside two defeats against JS Kabylie and CR Belouizdad, and two draws against Olympique de Chlef and NA Hussein Dey.
Meanwhile, NA Hussein Dey raised their total to 8 points, temporarily occupying eighth place, having secured one victory against ES Sétif in the first round, and drawing against US Biskra, Khenchel, Chabab El Eulma, and JS Saoura, in addition to their draw today against USM El Harrach, with a postponed match against CR Belouizdad from the sixth round.
