SOLIMAN, Tunisia (Interstat) — Soliman scored three times before Chebba found a late consolation goal, and the home side secured a 3-1 victory at Stade de Soliman. Soliman, playing at home, built a three-goal lead and then held on after both teams finished with 10 men. Chebba, the visiting team, scored once and could not close the gap further. The result gave Soliman the win in the teams’ meeting and left Chebba with a one-goal output. The home side controlled the scoreboard for most of the match and protected its advantage after the late goal.

Jeridi A. opened the scoring for Soliman in the 38th minute. The home side took that lead into halftime and doubled it in the 62nd minute when Gouider H. scored. Ghalleb H. made it 3-0 in the 80th minute, giving Soliman a comfortable cushion with the match moving toward its final stages. Chebba had trouble breaking through until the closing minutes, when Ben Ali A. scored in the 89th minute.

The match grew more difficult for both sides midway through the second half. Soliman’s Guider H. was sent off in the 64th minute, and Chebba’s Tibi F. was sent off in the 66th minute. Both teams played the remainder with 10 men. The red cards came after Soliman had taken a two-goal lead and before Ghalleb’s third goal for the hosts. Soliman managed the closing stretch with its lead intact until Ben Ali’s late strike. The dismissals left both sides short-handed for the final stretch of the second half.

Aymen Ben Ali played all 90 minutes and scored once for Chebba. Hamza Gouider played all 90 minutes and scored once for Soliman. Hamza Ghalleb played all 90 minutes and scored once for Soliman. Ben Ali’s goal came late for Chebba, after Gouider and Ghalleb had already helped Soliman build its lead. The three players were among the key performers in the match. Ben Ali’s strike was Chebba’s only goal of the game, while Gouider and Ghalleb each found the net once for Soliman.

Chebba entered the match after a 1-0 home win over ES Beni-Khalled and a 2-1 road win at AS Gabes. Before those victories, Chebba had played a scoreless draw at Msaken and lost 2-1 at home to Sfax Railways. Soliman entered after a 2-2 draw at Sfax Railways and a 3-2 home loss to Megrine. Earlier this season, Soliman had played a scoreless draw at BS Bouhajla and beaten US Tataouine 4-1 at home.

Soliman’s season record in this competition is now two wins, one loss and two draws, and its season record across all competitions is also two wins, one loss and two draws. Chebba’s season record in this competition is now two wins, two losses and one draw, and its season record across all competitions is also two wins, two losses and one draw. The result left Soliman with its second win in the competition and Chebba with its second loss. The result was the fifth competition match of the season for each team.

The match produced four goals total, with Soliman accounting for three and Chebba accounting for one. Soliman’s goals came from Jeridi A., Gouider H. and Ghalleb H. Chebba’s goal came from Ben Ali A. The scoring sequence ran from the 38th minute through the 89th minute, with Soliman building a 3-0 lead before Chebba scored. Soliman’s goals came in the 38th, 62nd and 80th minutes, while Chebba’s goal came in the 89th.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Soliman 1, Chebba 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Soliman with a 77.6 percent probability to win. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.25. Those projections were made before the match.