The boys from the Mountain Kingdom showed incredible heart and character to secure one of the biggest wins in the country’s youth football history.<\/p>\n
Pheko Mat\u0161oara gave Lesotho the perfect start, opening the scoring a minute into the game to put Lesotho 1-0 up. Gabon, however, responded to level matters at 1-1 through Hans Sito, piling pressure on the Lesotho boys with five minutes to the half-time break.<\/p>\n
Mat\u0161oara’s goal might go down as one of the fastest goals of the groundbreaking tournament in Baku.<\/p>\n
Coach Mahlomola Mat\u0161oara turned to his bench, and it proved to be a masterstroke. Super-sub T\u0161epo Khoase was introduced and changed the game completely.<\/p>\n
Khoase restored Lesotho’s lead to make it 2-1, sending the Lesotho bench into celebration. Minutes later, he struck again \u2014 a quick-fire brace that put Lesotho in control at 3-1.<\/p>\n
The two goals in quick succession showcased Khoase’s predatory instinct and composure in front of goal.<\/p>\n
Gabon refused to give up and pulled one back courtesy of Manix Mba to make it 3-2, setting up a tense finale. But Lesotho’s defense held firm, showing great maturity to see out the final minutes and secure the historic victory.<\/p>\n
It was a complete team performance, but the headlines will rightly belong to Khoase \u2014 the substitute who came on and won the game with two decisive goals.<\/p>\n
The win gives Lesotho a massive boost in their World Cup campaign and sends a strong message ahead of their second match of Group I against Bulgaria on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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