CHLEF, Algeria (Interstat) — Substitute Oussama Bentaleb scored in the 30th minute to give Saoura a 1-0 victory over ASO Chlef in an Algerian Ligue 1 match Sunday at Stade Mohamed Boumezrag.

The decisive goal came from a sequence involving two other second-half substitutes. Riyane Akacem and Khaled Mounir Allaoui were each credited with an assist on Bentaleb’s left-footed finish. Both Akacem and Allaoui later received yellow cards in the 84th and 90th minutes, respectively.

The result defied pre-match projections, as statistical models heavily favored the home side. Saoura began its league campaign with a road win, improving to 1-0-0, while ASO Chlef fell to 0-0-1.