EL BIAR, Algeria (Interstat) — Karim Aribi scored twice for El Biar, but CR Belouizdad held on for a 3-2 victory Monday. Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda opened the scoring in the first minute, then Aribi answered in the 11th. Kouceila Boualia restored CR Belouizdad’s lead in the 36th, and Aribi equalized again in the 56th. Farid El Melali netted the winner in the 69th. Ben Hammouda received a yellow card in second-half stoppage time. Kaassis D. and Boussouar L. also were cautioned for CR Belouizdad, while El Biar’s Boukerma D., Bangoura A., Guemroud M. and Oukil A. were booked. El Biar also received a yellow card in the 85th. CR Belouizdad improved to 2-0 in the competition and overall. El Biar dropped to 1-3-1 in the competition and overall. The match featured eight yellow cards and ten substitutions. CR Belouizdad made five substitutions, while El Biar also made five changes.