Sfax Railways Find Their Track: First Win of the Season Stuns Menzel Bourguiba

For a club mired near the foot of the table, a victory can feel like a sudden thaw after a long winter. On a crisp October afternoon, Sfax Railways delivered a composed performance to earn their first win of the Ligue 2 campaign, defeating Menzel Bourguiba 2-0 at an undisclosed venue—a result that sends ripples through a league already brimming with tension.

A Sudden Jolt: Sfax Railways Start Fast

From the first whistle, there was a sense of urgency about Sfax Railways—a team desperate to shake off a sluggish start that had yielded just one point in three outings. Their reward arrived swiftly. In the 14th minute, a surging attack caught Menzel Bourguiba unprepared. The visitors carved open the defense with clinical precision before an unnamed Sfax Railways forward coolly dispatched the ball past the stranded Bourguiba goalkeeper. The early lead, their first time ahead in a match this season, seemed to imbue the visitors with newfound belief.

Turning the Screw After the Break

If Menzel Bourguiba hoped for a response after halftime, it did not materialize. Instead, the decisive blow came just nine minutes into the second half, when another Sfax Railways attacker found space inside the penalty area and calmly slotted home the second goal in the 54th minute. The goal was a body blow for the hosts and a moment that underlined Sfax Railways’ growing control. As the minutes ticked away, Menzel Bourguiba pressed for a way back, but the visitors’ defense—so porous in recent weeks—held firm, snuffing out any real threat with rare composure.

Recent Form: Trends Upset

For Menzel Bourguiba, today’s defeat marks a sharp return to early-season anxieties. The club had begun the campaign with a slim defeat at Baath Bouhajla but rebounded with a four-goal outburst against Bouselem. However, last week’s 1-0 loss at M’saken exposed familiar vulnerabilities, and Saturday’s blank was their second in as many games. Now, with two goals conceded and none scored in their last two outings, questions loom about their offensive consistency.

Sfax Railways, on the other hand, arrived as one of the league’s most beleaguered sides. Winless in three, they had managed only a solitary point—a goalless draw with Chebba—and suffered back-to-back defeats against Mégrine and US Tataouine. Scoring, let alone winning, had proven elusive. This victory, then, is more than just three points; it is a reassertion of their place in the second tier and offers a blueprint for climbing the standings.

The Standings: Tight Margins, New Possibilities

The immediate reward for Sfax Railways is a leap in both confidence and the table. They move from 13th place, where they’d been moored on a solitary point, to a far healthier four points from four matches—erasing the psychological hurdle of a winless start. For Menzel Bourguiba, the setback leaves them in 9th on just three points (1W-0D-3L), teetering on the edge of the early relegation battle and searching for answers after consecutive losses.

Key Moments, Grit and Discipline

In a match of few clear chances, Sfax Railways made theirs count. Both goals, though attributed to unnamed scorers in official reports, were the product of incisive movement and sharp service—qualities absent from most of their previous matches. Notably, the contest was played in a disciplined spirit: there were no red cards or major disciplinary incidents, a reflection of the stakes and perhaps of the teams’ mutual respect.

A History of Tight Contests

The fixture’s past has often been defined by fine margins, and Saturday was no different. Previous encounters between these sides have rarely produced runaway scores, underscoring the significance of Sfax Railways’ two-goal cushion in what is typically a tight rivalry.

What Lies Ahead

For Sfax Railways, this victory is a lifeline. The team must now seize the momentum, knowing one result does not ensure safety. Their next fixtures suddenly shine with possibility—a chance to consolidate and prove that today was not an anomaly, but a turning point.

Menzel Bourguiba, meanwhile, must grapple with rising pressure. Their promising attack against Bouselem now seems an outlier amidst growing inconsistency. With the season still young but the table growing crowded, they must rediscover defensive stability and creative spark, or risk the campaign slipping away before winter.

In Ligue 2, where margins are slim and seasons can pivot on a single afternoon, Sfax Railways have taken a bold step off the bottom rung. For Menzel Bourguiba, the warning lights are flashing. For both, the journey is only just beginning.