“After more than three years in the league, we continue to exhibit good group health with second spot in the 35+ Division,” explains FDM captain Sofiane Lounas with a sobriety usually reserved for more life-threatening medical diagnoses.

Perhaps he is ruminating on the five points separating his squad from undefeated Motivan.com – and the imminent and ‘decisive’ encounter that will determine whether that gap narrows or widens. A loss, it must be noted, could mean a steep slide down an already competitive oldies division.

POTG: Lounas insists FDM will continue to negotiate the winning path on the backs of top strikers Yacine Hamrouni and Maamar Salah, who have already amassed 20 goals between them.

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