CAF Confederation Cup: Benguit scores late as USM Algiers beat Rayon to keep his lead | The new time

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Group D

Radius Sports 1-2 USM Algiers
Gor Mahia 4-0 Young Africans

In the end it was not a moment Ray Sports but l & # 39; USM Algiers striker Abderaouf Benguit sealed an extraordinary comeback from a goal to defeat the hosts 2-1 in stoppage Wednesday night at the Kigali stadium – to make sure that they keep the lead of group D.

Ismaila Diarra opened the scoring in the 27th minute to hand the home a fast forward, which could have been doubled or tripled before half-time, made the striker in Mali and Christ Mbondi were not too wasteful in the night.

Despite conceding early in the game, the visitors kept their cool. In confidence, the game continued and began to have more balls, which allowed Farouk Chafai to equalize a few seconds before the break.

After the break, the Algerian giants came back more aggressive and fierce, but goalkeeper Abouba Bashunga and his tutor, led by Thiery Manzi, was on alert to keep the score line at 1-1, until the end of the match. Benguit scored a break-my-heart goal in the final seconds (90 + 2 minutes) of the brilliant help set by Redouane Cherifi. 19659002] Already in the 10th minute, Diarra had a good opportunity to give in advance to the hosts but failed to outsmart the USM Alger goalkeeper in a head-to-head situation, destroying a fantastic center of Cameroonian forward Christ Mbondi. After the dismissal of the former skipper Eric 'Bakame & # 39; Ndayishimiye last month, the Blues have chosen Bashunga for goals, not to mention the services of star playmaker Yannick Mukunzi, Olivier Seif Niyonzima and left-back Eric Rutunga.

Meanwhile, Rwandan international Jacques Tuyisenge was on the right track while Kenya champion Gor Mahia humbled the Young Africans in Tanzania 4-0 in another Group D clash.

A double Teammate Ephraim Guikan's Victory

After three rounds of matches, USM Alger leads Group D with 7 points, two ahead of second Gor Mahia while Roberto Oliveira's Rayon is third with two points, followed by Young Africans in trouble who are down with a point.

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