Algerian league (Week 19) : USMBA beats MCO 2-0
ALGERIA, Feb. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Algerian league / Match day 19: Four wins in a row for USM Bel-Abbès. After their success against USM El Harrach, CA Batna and NA Hussein Dey, the Scorpions continued their sensational form in the Algerian league with a 2-0 victory over MC Oran this Thursday.
USM Bel-Abbès dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Zouari Abdelkrim in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Scorpions further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Balegh Abousoufiane in the 58th minute.
USM Bel-Abbès climbed to second place with 33 points from 19 games, only one point behind Mouloudia Club d'Alger, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Algerian league table (as of February 9, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC Alger | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | USM Bel-Abbès | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 33 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | O Médéa | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | JS Saoura | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | NA Hussein Dey | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | USM El Harrach | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | CS Constantine | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | CR Belouizdad | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | CA Batna | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | DRB Tadjenanet | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | MO Béjaïa | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Algerian league 2016-2017
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Overview
USM Bel-Abbès
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:USM Bel-Abbès 3-1 DRB Tadjenanet (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:NA Hussein Dey 1-2 USM Bel-Abbès (3 Feb.)
- Next game:ES Setif - USM Bel-Abbès (18 Feb.)
MC Oran
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:MC Oran 3-1 JS Saoura (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:MC Oran 2-2 RC Relizane (4 Feb.)
- Next game:MC Oran - CR Belouizdad (14 Feb.)
- 9 February 2017
- 16:00
- sidi-bel-abbes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MC Alger | 34 |
| 2 | USM Bel-Abbès | 33 |
| 3 |  ES Setif | 32 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 29 |
| 5 | O Médéa | 29 |
Week 19 Results
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
| O Médéa | 1-1 | JS Saoura |  | |
 | JS Kabylie | 1-1 | ES Setif | |
| MC Alger | 1-1 | NA Hussein Dey |  |
| Thursday 9 February 2017 | ||||
 | CR Belouizdad | 3-0 | MO Béjaïa |  |
 | CS Constantine | 1-0 | USM Alger |  |
| USM Bel-Abbès | 2-0 | MC Oran | | |
| Saturday 11 February 2017 | ||||
 | RC Relizane | 15:00 | DRB Tadjenanet |  |
 | USM El Harrach | 15:00 | CA Batna | |