PIGGOTTS, Antigua and Barbuda (Interstat) — Aymen Bouzidi scored in the 70th minute and OC Kerkennah made the goal stand for a 1-0 victory over BS Bouhajla in a global football match Monday at ABFA Technical Center. The home side broke through after a scoreless opening hour, and the visiting side could not answer before the final whistle. The match was decided by the only goal of the contest, with OC Kerkennah protecting its narrow lead through the closing stages.

OC Kerkennah controlled the only scoring moment of the match. Bouzidi found the net in the 70th minute, turning a tight contest into a lead the home team protected. BS Bouhajla finished with no goals and was kept off the scoresheet despite pushing for a response in the closing stages. The match remained scoreless until Bouzidi’s breakthrough, and neither side added another goal after it. The visitors’ best chances came as they tried to force an equalizer, but OC Kerkennah held its shape and closed out the result at ABFA Technical Center.

The result moved OC Kerkennah to 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition. Its record across all competitions also stood at 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw. BS Bouhajla fell to 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws in the competition, with the same mark across all competitions. The visitors entered the match after a 0-0 draw with Sporting Ben Arous, a 3-0 loss at Stade Soussien, a 0-0 draw with Soliman and a 2-1 win at ES Beni-Khalled. OC Kerkennah came in following a 1-0 loss at US Tataouine, a 0-0 draw with AS Agareb and a 2-1 loss at EM Mahdia. Those recent results left both sides searching for consistency, and the home team found just enough in the second half to secure the win.

Bouzidi’s statline included 90 minutes and one goal. He was the central figure in the decisive sequence and gave OC Kerkennah the only goal it needed. The home defense made that goal hold up, while BS Bouhajla’s attack was unable to produce an equalizer. The match stayed compact through the middle and opened only when Bouzidi struck in the 70th minute. OC Kerkennah’s back line then dealt with the visitors’ attempts to level the score, and the home side managed the final stretch without conceding. Bouzidi’s goal proved to be the difference in a match short on scoring but decided by one clear moment.

OC Kerkennah’s win added three points to its competition account and improved its overall campaign record. BS Bouhajla stayed on its season total after the shutout loss. The home side’s previous matches had been tight, including a 0-0 draw with AS Agareb, a 1-0 loss at US Tataouine and a 2-1 loss at EM Mahdia. BS Bouhajla’s recent run included low-scoring draws and a heavy defeat at Stade Soussien, a pattern that continued with a shutout loss at ABFA Technical Center. The visitors had scored twice in their win at ES Beni-Khalled but were blanked in three of their four previous matches, and they could not find a goal against OC Kerkennah.

The home team’s victory gave it a second positive result in its last three competition matches, following the draw with AS Agareb. BS Bouhajla, meanwhile, was left to rue another match without a goal after entering the contest with two scoreless draws in its previous four outings. OC Kerkennah’s record in the competition now stands at 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw, while its all-competitions mark is identical. BS Bouhajla’s competition record is 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws, and its all-competitions record is the same. The match was played at ABFA Technical Center in Piggotts.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of OC Kerkennah 1, BS Bouhajla 1, and its ELO system gave OC Kerkennah a 69.2 percent probability to win. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 1.5.