Ghanaian forward Mandela Ocansey was on target as Horoya AC staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in African football to reach the group stages of the CAF Champions League.
The striker scored as the Guinean giants thrashed Al Nasr 6-2 in Conakry over the weekend.
Trailing by three goals after the first leg of the round-of-30 tie, the west Africans took advantage of rivals reduced to 10 men by a red card to build a 5-1 second leg lead.
But with a remarkable triumph just minutes away, Horoya conceded a second goal and Nasr edged in front on away goals with the tie deadlocked at 5-5 on aggregate.
As the remarkable match moved into stoppage time, there was one last twist to the amazing tale with Boniface Haba scoring a tie-clinching sixth goal for Horoya.
The greatest comeback in a CAF club competition came 39 years ago when Tanzanians Simba SC beat Zambians Mufulira Wanderers 5-0 away after losing 4-0 at home.
After seven failed attempts to reach the group stage of the premier African club competition, Horoya have now done so in successive seasons.
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