While Mouloudia celebrated the victory in a pivotal match against ES Ben-Aknoun in the presence of the wali of Oran, it turned out that this fight for survival is far from over since ES Ben-Aknoun refuses to die, as evidenced by his success with art and style last Thursday with a clear score of two goals to zero against USM Alger.
A victory which completely relaunched the race for this retention involving several teams including Mouloudia d’Oran. Those who thought that remaining after the victory against ESBA were like a letter in the mail for this Oran team which dropped Ben-Aknoun to six points are wrong. A difference which risks melting like a sandcastle next week if the MCO loses in Constantine and Ben-Aknoun wins at home against the Entente of Sétif. The two teams risk being on an equal footing again, two days before the end of the championship. Something that the Hamraoua do not want.
Collect 4 points
So as not to expect a gift from anyone, the Rouge et Blanc du Mouloudia are called upon to collect four points and not the least because even with three points, things risk being tight and the maintenance could be jeopardized if ever Ben- Aknoun manages to win two matches at home. In short, the MCO must beat MC El Bayadh in a match which presents itself as a first turning point for this fight for maintenance. Any result other than victory against the guys from El Bayadh risks complicating life for the Oranese who will therefore have to face June 11, the most important match of the season, even more decisive than that of ES Ben- Aknoun.
Don’t wait for the last match
The Hamraoua are not in the phase of making a lot of calculations counting on this last match against MC Alger under the pretext that this team, already champion of Algeria, will have to finish the championship in freewheeling in order to focus all its concentration on the final of the Algerian Cup planned against CR Belouizdad. A match that the MCO must use as a joker because it is better to secure this match from the next two matches, starting with that of Constantine. The Oranese are in fact called upon to return from ancient Cirta with the best possible result. A draw suits Hamraoua well who will be sure not to return to a relegation position with Ben-Aknoun, a team which risks following up with successes at home while waiting for its last match against MC El Bayadh. The MCO will be called upon to avoid being involved in the calculations of the last day regardless of the team with which the MCA will perform on this final day of the championship.
- L.
