Trésor MPUTU opens the scoring but…
ONE POINT BROUGHT BACK FROM KINSHASA
Ravens had "heavy wings"
April 21, 2017
TP Mazembe brings back one point from Stade des Martyrs after a draw against Renaissance FC. Is it a point gained or two points lost? Opinions will certainly be shared in the discussions between Badiangwenas...
Ravens started the game well and quickly opened the scoring: KALABA's rise to the left wing, an adjusted crossing ball and the flair of Trésor MPUTU being at the right place and put the ball into the box. It was said that the men of MIHAYO were going to give lesson to their young opponents of the day. But we were mistaken as TPM was managing his lead as if nothing untoward could happen to him. The Brazilian partner SILVA were involved body and soul into the battle and it was this ardor that would be rewarded when Christian NGIMBI surprised GBOHOUO by lobbing him from a distance (1-1).
The tone of the match dropped sharply in the second half. On the one hand, the Greens did not have much fuel to continue attacking, on the other Mazembe seemed to have trouble to recover from its trip to Tizi Ouzou. Ravens dominated the end of the game but had the wings too heavy to put the balls into the nest...
The composition of Ravens
Starting Team: Sylvain GBOHOUO, Djos ISSAMA, Salif COULIBALY, Kevin MONDEKO, Jean KASUSULA, Christian KOUAME, Miché MIKA, Trésor MPUTU – Meschak ELIA, Ben MALANGO, Rainford KALABA
Bench: Aimé BAKULA, Kabaso CHONGO, Joël KIMWAKI, Vanden BORRE, Deo KANDA, Adama TRAORE, Patou KABANGU
IT STARTS WITH 10 MINUTES OF LATE
8th GOAAAAAAL MPUTU. KALABA overflows on the left, he passes a cross and find the plate foot of MPUTU
36th Equalization by NGIMBI. TPM is wrong to live on its lead without forcing and will be punished when a Renaissance attack on the left ends with a 30m shot on which GBOHOUO is lobed: 1-1
HALFTIME IN KINSHASA. RENAISSANCE 1 - MAZEMBE 1. NGIMBI (36th) replied to MPUTU (8th) during a first balanced period. Ravens superior in the game but Renaissance throws all its forces in searching for the feat. It will be necessary that TPM proves more conquering in the second period...
Ben MALANGO suffers from an elongation
ENDS OF GAME IN KIN: RENAISSANCE 1 - TPM 1
| TP Mazembe: GBOHOUO – ISSAMA, COULIBALY, MONDEKO, KASUSULA – KOUAME, MIKA (77th KANDA), MPUTU – ELIA (52nd A.TRAORE), MALANGO (24th KABANGU), KALABA |