Tout Puissant Mazembe

It is done! TP Mazembe has fulfilled its mission: hit hard by winning the classico and showing Dauphins Noirs which one is the club number one in the country. With two goals of a Given SINGULUMA whom VELUD the coach was right to permanent appoint him, the Ravens have won the bet and added three points to their capital. A very good result after a top match where the level was still high, fair play respected and total suspense until the last minute.

Here the course of the match as minutes go on:

Classico kickoff by Muscovites. IBENGE lines up Nelson LUKONG, Oscar MASHAPA, Joyce LOMANISA, Ruddy MAKWEKWE, Padou BOPUNGA, Nelson MUNGANGA, Guy LUSADISU, Idrissa TRAORE, MUKOKO BATEZADIO, KULE MBOMBO, NTHUNZI SHIKISHA

2^nd On a crossing ball by LOMALISA, COULIBALY plays quietly with his head with KIDIABA. Long before that, FRIMPONG succeeded to get past on the right side before being taken over by a defender from Kinshasa

4^th Following a pressure, SINKALA gets the ball in front of V.Club area, he finds eccentric ASSALE who finds his partner in a touch. The crossing ball of the Zambian reaches the head of BOLINGI that is off target what an occasion! In the meantime the assistant had reported an offside which was not...

6^th KANDA takes back the ball from the V.Club camp, made a leg braiding and connects with a curling shot, but it goes over the bar

8^th KASUSULA finds the ball is in the surface of KIDIABA in a duel between COULIBALY and KULE, both players fall, goalkeeper of Ravens takes the ball

9^th KIMWAKI makes a foul in 20 meters. MUNGANGA short is off target

16^th Upon receiving a pass from COULIBALY, SINGULUMA does not shot on target with the left foot

17^th The first corner of the game is for V.Club. The attempt fails LUSADISU at the far post

21^st A foul by BOMPUNGA on SINGULUMA in 25 meters from the goal line of LUKONG. The axial free kick by Sinkala touches the crossbar.

25^th The game is temporarily stopped. LUKONG and KANDA must change their metal cleats had decided the referee Jean Pierre KABANGU

27^th On counter attack by BOLINGI and ASSALE, the Ivorian alone in the surface tries an over dribbling and made steal the ball. What a wasted opportunity!

28^th MAKWEKWE receives yellow for a rough foul on BOLINGI. On the following free kick SINKALA misses his shot

30^th ASSALE is fouled on the right side. The free kick by KASUSULA is returned by the Kinshasa defense. TPM controls the match against V.Club team in place

33^rd AS V.Club through Idrissa TRAORE misses to open the scoring. The Malian completely misses in front of the goal after a quickly played free kick. Defenders of TPM and KIDIABA were beaten!

37^th TPM properly sends out the ball on a game of four: KIMWAKI, KASUSULA, SINKALA, KANDA. The winger of TPM get pasts on the left, his crossing ball toward SINGULUMA and ASSALE does not reach. The Kinshasa defense manages

43^rd GOAAAAAAAL! On a forward pass by Roger ASSALE. Given SINGULUMA with a flat foot scores. What an action!

Three minutes of additional time

HALFTIME. TPM has been rewarded with the goal of SINGULUMA. On an action, ASSALE at the reception of a forward pass on the right, controlled the ball till to a few meters from the goal line and was on a behind pass toward Given SINGULUMA, the Zambian shot at 5 meters , goal

RESTART UP IN KAMALONDO. NTHUZI is sent out for ALONGO NDOMBE

48th, MUKOKO equalizes.  On a beautiful action V.Club. In a defense of the TPM awaiting, Joël KIMWAKI left the striker calmly move forward the area, shifting the ball to LUSADISU and receiving again the ball from the latter before beating KIDIABA

52^nd TPM IS LEADING AGAIN. On a crossing ball by KANDA, BOLINGI returns by head SINGULUMA shot with the right foot, goal! Doubled for the Zambian. TPM on top

57^th The double scorer SINGULUMA is injured following an action of the second goal is replaced by José BADIBAKE, former of Sanga Balende and Banaco.

59^th Deo KANDA takes in speed a V. Club winger MASHAPA. In the area, he drops a heavy shot, crash and LUKONG s back the ball in catastrophy then his defender deflects the ball into corner.

62^nd TPM controls the game. José BADIBAKE does not shot on target at 30 meters. It was a very good attempt by the new incoming

68^th Jean Marc MAKUSU replaces KULE MBOMBO of V.Club.

68^th Deo KANDA is replaced by Thomas ULIMWENGU

71^st Over a long ball by Roger ASSALE, Thomas ULIMWENGU anticipate the release of LUKONG and lobe him, LOMALISA puts in a corner the ball heading to the goal

73^rd AS V.Club attacks by besieging the camp of TPM. BADIBAKE and SINKALA and playing as a firefighters before the defense

74^th ASSALE, after a 50 meter run shot in the foot, shot 25 meters, the ball tidal grass misses the right post of LUKONG

77^th LUSADISU is sent out for IKANGA of V.Club. In the Ravens Camp, Adama TRAORE replaces Daniel ADJEI

81^st BADIBAKE receives yellow for a late foul on V. Club’ striker

90^th We play three minutes of additional time

GAME OVER, le TPM wins classico thanks to a double of Given SINGULUMA