Two late goals from ES Sahel earned a 2-0 victory over AS Marsa at Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui on October 29, 2025, a result that tightens the mid-table picture in a tense Ligue 1 night. The scorers for ES Sahel were listed as Unknown on the official report, with both strikes arriving in a three minute span in the second half, at 68 and 71 minutes.
AS Marsa entered the match in 10th place with 10 points from 10 games, while ES Sahel sat 12th on 9 points. The home side had shown both bursts of fire and pockets of fragility this season, most recently a 6-0 thrashing of Olympique Beja that stood in contrast to a string of tighter losses. ES Sahel arrived in a similar purgatory, trading a CAF Confederation Cup win with a league setback, including a 1-2 loss to Olympique Beja last time out and a 0-1 defeat at ES Tunis in early October. In the build-up to kickoff, a preview noted the potential for a high pressing Marsa and a compact Sahel on the counter, a plan that felt plausible given recent results but did not account for the decisive moments late in this game.
From the opening whistle the contest carried the sense of two sides trying to avoid a slip in the standings, but it was ES Sahel who found a cutting edge when the match stretched into the latter half. The first goal in the 68th minute opened the door for a late return from Marsa, yet the second in the 71st minute closed the door for good, sealing the result. The goals came without publicized individual exploits in the match report, leaving the narrative to the timing and the impact on the table rather than on a single standout moment.
In my pre match preview I predicted Marsa would press and Sahel would look to strike on the counter. If nothing else, the night offered a sobering reminder that even a promising burst can give way to a decisive moment that reshapes how a season feels, not just how it looks on the page. The result leaves both teams still aiming for momentum as they move forward, with Marsa needing to turn a respectable start into consistency and Sahel seeking to convert stubborn years of mid-table work into ongoing relevance. The next fixtures will be crucial for both as they chase a clearer path out of the pack.