Espérance Sportive de Tunis is unique in its first league playoff victory over US Monastir
Espérance tops the postponed round with a clean goal against US Monastir to raise his lead to 16 points in the championship race.
Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeated US Monastir with an unanswered goal on Saturday evening 7 November 2026 on the ground of the Hamadi Stadium in Radès. The match was held for the first leg of the postponed matches of the seventh round of the FA Cup.
The only goal of the match came in the 55th minute by player Umad Farrah after a well-crafted pass from his sturdy counterpart. This victory enabled the landowners to raise their balance to 16 points in second place behind the lead, while US Monastir's balance froze at 12 points to remain fifth overall.
The same batch of delays saw Étoile Sportive du Sahel match its host CS Sfaxien with a similar goal at Sousse Stadium, after Ali Maaloul opened the guest score from a penalty kick in the 63rd minute, before Sunrise adjusted the score for the landlords in the 66th minute. He also imposed the same negative draw on Sakiet Eddaïer's advance and Club Africain by Sfax.
The Ministry of the Interior had announced that exceptional traffic and regulatory measures had been taken, including a stop-and-go round on National Road No. 1 to organise this match at Radès Stadium.
US Ben Guerdane leads the overall standings of the competition with 17 points, one point ahead of second-placed Espérance Sportive de Tunis, while Stade Tunisien and Club Africain share third place with 13 points each.
