Their travelling brains trust of Zwane and Dillon Sheppard on the bench and Stuart Baxter and Molefi Ntseki in the stands formulated a 3-5-2 formation, rock-like defending with five at the back without the ball, harassment and work-rate that threw Wydad off balance.
“We came here in Morocco to do business. And we have done exactly that,” Chiefs’ caretaker-coach said afterwards. “We were tactically very disciplined. We were prepared because we knew what their strengths and weaknesses were. “And yes, we managed to get a goal, though our plan was to get at least two goals if possible. But we are still happy with the goal we scored.