International friendly
Etoile du Sahel 2-1OGC Nice

Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel beat French league one side Nice 2-1 in an international friendly match played yesterday night in Souase

Tunisian international Ahmed Akaichi broke the deadlock in the 15th minute for a 1-0 half time lead

On resumption, the visitors piled pressure and their resilience paid off when Vincent Marcel equalized in the 62nd minute

The hosts brought in Akosta for Akaichi and N. Saaid for Ben Amor.

Later on Msakni was replaced by S. Nater

Brigui Marque scored a 79th minute stunner to give the hosts a deserved lead and the win

The win is a boost for the Tunisian giants who are desperate to qualify from a difficult group B of the CAF confederations cup where they lie third with three points behind leaders FUS Rabat and second placed Kawkab Marakech both from Morocco