NOUAKCHOTT (Interstat) — Nouadhibou defeated visiting SNIM 1-0 on Thursday at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, scoring in the final moments after both teams finished the match with 10 players. The home side scored once, and the visitors did not score. Nouadhibou collected its first win in the competition this season, while SNIM remained without a victory. The match was decided only after a lengthy scoreless stretch and a pair of late red cards. The result was Nouadhibou’s first competition win of the season and SNIM’s first competition loss.

Abderahmane Ndaw recorded one goal in 90 minutes for Nouadhibou. His goal came in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, breaking a scoreless match that had reached its final stages. Nouadhibou had been reduced to 10 men in the 89th minute when it received a red card. SNIM had gone down to 10 men in the 79th minute when it was shown a red card. The late goal arrived after those dismissals and decided the match. Neither side scored before Ndaw’s finish, and SNIM could not produce an equalizer after the goal.

Nouadhibou’s competition record is now 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draw. Its record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. SNIM’s competition record is now 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is also 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. The visitors remained without a win after the result, while the hosts added a second victory across all competitions. The teams’ records were updated after the match.

The match was played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott. Nouadhibou was the home team, and SNIM was the visiting team. The game remained scoreless until Ndaw’s late finish. The score remained unchanged through the first half and most of the second half. SNIM could not answer after the goal, and Nouadhibou held on through the remaining stoppage time. Ndaw’s goal was the only goal of the game, and it came after a long defensive stretch from both sides. The winning goal came after Nouadhibou had lost a player to a red card in the 89th minute, while SNIM had already been reduced to 10 men.

Ndaw played all 90 minutes and finished with a statline of one goal. Nouadhibou’s attacking pressure produced the decisive moment late, while SNIM’s defensive effort kept the match level until the final stoppage-time sequence. The visitors had to manage the closing minutes with 10 men after the 79th-minute red card, and Nouadhibou also finished with 10 men after its 89th-minute red card. Both teams played the final moments with 10 players before Ndaw scored for Nouadhibou. The sequence capped a match that had remained tight throughout.

SNIM’s previous result this season was a 1-1 draw at Nouakchott King’s. Nouadhibou’s previous results this season included a 2-0 home win over San Pedro, a 2-1 loss at San Pedro and a scoreless home draw with Nouakchott Academy. Those results were the teams’ prior results before the match, which was settled only in stoppage time. SNIM had one previous result this season, while Nouadhibou had three. Both teams entered the match with one competition draw. The visitors’ previous draw and the hosts’ mixed run were part of the teams’ records before the late goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nouadhibou 1, SNIM 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nouadhibou with a 97.2 percent probability to win. The projections were made before the match. The simulator and ELO projections favored Nouadhibou before kickoff, and the match ended with that projected winner.