Algerian league (Week 8) : USMA defeats JSK 2-1
ALGERIA, Oct. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Algerian league / Match day 8: After losing 2-1 to MC Alger on October 13, Ouled El-Bahdja bounced back with a 2-1 victory over JS Kabylie this Saturday.
USM Alger dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Ghislain Guessan in the 30th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Ouled El-Bahdja further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Meftah Mohamed on penalty with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
USM Alger remains in first place with 19 points from 8 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up MC Oran.
View : Full Algerian league table (as of October 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | MC Oran | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | MC Alger | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | NA Hussein Dey | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | DRB Tadjenanet | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | USM Bel-Abbès | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | CA Batna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | JS Saoura | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | O Médéa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | CR Belouizdad | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | MO Béjaïa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | USM El Harrach | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Algerian league 2016-2017
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Overview
USM Alger
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:USM Alger 6-0 RC Relizane (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:MC Alger 2-1 USM Alger (13 Oct.)
- Next game:CA Batna - USM Alger (27 Oct.)
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
- Position: 9 -2
- Best performance of the season:NA Hussein Dey 0-1 JS Kabylie (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:JS Kabylie 1-1 MO Béjaïa (15 Oct.)
- Next game:JS Kabylie - MC Oran (29 Oct.)
USM Alger
2:1
JS Kabylie
2:1 (1:0)
- 22 October 2016
- 17:00
- Algiers
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger | 19 |
| 2 |  MC Oran | 17 |
| 3 |  ES Setif | 15 |
| 4 |  MC Alger | 13 |
| 5 |  CS Constantine | 12 |
Week 8 Results
| Thursday 20 October 2016 | ||||
| CS Constantine | 0-0 | RC Relizane |  |
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
| MC Oran | 1-0 | NA Hussein Dey |  |
 | CR Belouizdad | 0-1 | USM Bel-Abbès | |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | DRB Tadjenanet | 1-0 | O Médéa | |
| USM Alger | 2-1 | JS Kabylie | |
| ES Setif | 2-0 | CA Batna | |
 | JS Saoura | 19:00 | USM El Harrach |  |
| Tuesday 6 December 2016 | ||||
 | MO Béjaïa | 16:00 | MC Alger | |