Kanchoongo and Theunguet met in the first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League on Friday evening, with the visitors taking all three points through a last-gasp goal. The match finished 0:1, a result decided in the dying seconds of extra time.
By then, the game had settled into a rhythm both sides seemed comfortable with, and here's the thing — nobody looked like breaking the deadlock until the final whistle approached. B. Diaw found space in the box and finished cleanly at 90+10, sending the away end into celebration.
There were no cards to speak of on either side, which said something about the temper of this fixture. Both teams kept their discipline throughout, and by then it was clear this was more about patience than aggression.
Theunguet arrived in decent form, having won three of their last five matches and drawn two. They beat Gediavai 1:0 in June, went goalless against DSK, then saw off Stade de Mbour 2:0 before closing out back-to-back 1:0 victories over Walli Daan and a 0:0 draw with AJEL.
One goal from one shot is not much to build on, but in these preliminary rounds it is often enough. Theunguet have now gone five matches without defeat and will hope that late winner gives them something to take back to Kanchoongo.