CAF Confederation Cup: Hard-fought 3-2 victory for USM Alger against FC San Pedro

USM Alger battled hard to secure a narrow 3-2 victory against FC San Pedro in their opening CAF Confederation Cup group stage match. Playing at home, the Algerians quickly took the lead after the first quarter of an hour.

After 16 minutes, Houssem Ghacha's goal gave USM a 1-0 lead. The score remained unchanged until halftime against FC San Pedro. The Ivorians managed to respond in the second half after being under pressure.

In the 60th minute, Alilet doubled USM Alger's lead. San Pedro then responded with a goal from Kamagate (64th minute). USM then scored again, their third goal of the evening. Radouani scored the third goal in the 81st minute to make it 3-1. Despite being down by two goals, San Pedro pulled one back in the 93rd minute through Karamoko.