Kaizer Chiefs advanced to the 2nd round CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round qualifiers after a 5-4 win on penalties over Kabuscrop after the tie ended 1-1 in regulation time.
The Angolan side held the slender 1-0 lead from the opening leg tie in Angola, but encountered major issues for the return leg in Mzansi, with only 12 outfield players and three goalkeepers, with their foreign players not securing visa in time to travel with the squad.
The refused the team bus and match-day minus one training at FNB Stadium, presumably in an attempt to hide the internal administrative issues in the build-up to the game at the Calabash.
Chiefs, as expected, were all over the Girabola outfit as they looked to get back into the game, and they had the lead going into the break but all all their dominance, they should have been clear in the game.
And the frustrations continued, even after a flurry of second half changes from the Amakhosi technical team, with goalkeeper Rachoni making three point blank saves to keep the visitors in the game.
The tie remained 1-1 and eventually went to penalties where Chiefs secured a 5-4 win in the shootout in front of their home supporters at Soccer City.
Petersen became the hero after saving one spot-kick from the visitors, while Gaston Sirino, Reeve Frosler, Flavio Da Silva, Thabo Cele and Aden McCarthy all scored for Amakhosi.
The winner between AS Simba and DR Congo and Comoros outfit Djabal d’Iconi await in the second round.
