GARBSEN, Germany (Interstat) — CR Temouchent and ASO Chlef played to a 1-1 draw in a football match at Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion, with the home side taking the lead after halftime and the visitor answering in the second half. CR Temouchent was the home team and ASO Chlef was the visiting team. The result left both teams with a share of the points and extended each side’s run of draws in the competition.

After a cagey opening, CR Temouchent broke through in the 53rd minute when Haidar Hedroug Mehdi scored. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 advantage and came shortly before Hedroug was shown a yellow card in the 54th minute. CR Temouchent had already received a booking in the fifth minute, when Meddah A. was cautioned, and Baaziz K. was booked in the 61st minute as the home side tried to protect its lead.

ASO Chlef responded with a goal in the 69th minute from Ousmane Diakite, leveling the match at 1-1. Diakite’s goal was the key attacking moment for the visiting side, which had trailed after Hedroug’s finish. ASO Chlef continued to push for a second goal but could not find another breakthrough before Diakite was substituted in the 89th minute. Ledlum E. also came on for ASO Chlef in the 89th minute, while Avotor K. had entered as a substitution in the 66th minute.

CR Temouchent made several changes as the second half progressed. Zaalouk M. and Meddah A. were both substituted in the 74th minute. Saihi I. and Hedroug M. H. were replaced in the 84th minute. The home side finished the match with a 1-1 scoreline after Hedroug’s goal and yellow card, while ASO Chlef’s equalizer came from Diakite.

The draw moved ASO Chlef’s record in the competition to 0 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, and its record across all competitions also stood at 0 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws. That mark left ASO Chlef without a win in the competition this season. CR Temouchent’s record in the competition moved to 1 win, 3 losses and 3 draws, and its record across all competitions was also 1 win, 3 losses and 3 draws. ASO Chlef entered the match after a 0-0 draw with ES Setif and a 1-1 draw with MC Alger, following a 1-0 loss at Kabylie. CR Temouchent came in after a 0-0 draw with Biskra, which followed a 2-0 loss to MB Rouisset and a 1-0 loss at MC Alger.

CR Temouchent had the better of the early discipline exchanges, with Meddah’s fifth-minute yellow card setting a physical tone. Hedroug’s goal in the 53rd minute was followed almost immediately by his booking, and Baaziz’s caution in the 61st minute added to the home side’s disciplinary count. ASO Chlef, meanwhile, used its substitutions to try to change the match, bringing on Avotor before Diakite and Ledlum came off late. CR Temouchent’s bench moves came in a cluster, with Zaalouk and Meddah entering in the 74th minute and Saihi and Hedroug entering in the 84th minute.

The match remained level through the final whistle, leaving CR Temouchent and ASO Chlef with a point each. Neither side scored again after Diakite’s 69th-minute equalizer. CR Temouchent is next scheduled to play at Khenchela in Ligue 1, followed by a home match against El Biar. ASO Chlef will carry its winless record in the competition into its next outing after another tied result.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of CR Temouchent 1, ASO Chlef 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected CR Temouchent with a 55.2 percent probability to win, and CR Temouchent had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5.