Tout Puissant Mazembe

There is no point in justifying this TPM failure when we know that Vita Club has deserved its victory. A success tainted by the big mistakes of arbitration: two flagrant penalties, in the first half, were refused to Ravens. Forced to make two substitutions following the exits of LIKONZA and MONDEKO on injury, the Mazembe machine no longer had means to win against the strength of Muscovites.

With 5 offensive players during the last half hour of play: MULEKA, KALABA, MALANGO, ELIA and TRAORE moved back to the midfield, it was written that the Classico of June 17 was for Vita Club.

The 22 actors enter the playground

Ravens are in their traditional colors with predominance of white. As for the V.Club, yellow jersey and black shorts

Ceremonial, instructions given, pictures of teams made,… soon the game

The stands of Stade des Martyrs are not full, but the atmosphere is there

GAME KICKED OFF BY RAVENS

1^st V-Club circulates but SISSOKO dribbled the ball to BANGALA and is jostled. LIKONZA tries to counter attack but the referee goes back to the foul

3^rd NGONDA tries a shot at 30m and finds the gloves of Sylvain GBOHOUO

4^th It starts again very quickly. TRAORE gets a throw in at the corner spot of Vita. He plays with LIKONZA who wraps. It goes over LUKONG cage

5^th The Classico is well launched. 0-0 at the scoreboard

7^th Big opportunity missed by Vita Club. Cons in the right lane, KASUSULA is cleared and on crossing ball towards the penalty spot, NGOMA finds the crossbar of GBOHOUO. It comes back to MAKUSU who is being opposed by MONDEKO for a corner kick that gives nothing

12^th The duels are too physical with faults on both sides

15^th Still 0-0 at the scoreboard. The two teams do not have a gift in the game

18^th Misunderstanding in the combination LIKONZA-TRAORE-MALANGO for a throw in of Vita

20^th DJUMA dries MALANGO with a nudge on his head. The KASUSULA free-kick is easily captured by LUKONG. 0-0

23^rd Good circulation of the ball in half of the pitch of Vita by Mazembe. The penetrating pass of SINKALA to ISSAMA is captured by LUKONG

25^th TPM counterattack, LIKONZA made a bad choice between putting TRAORE in his back and crossing for SISSOKO. The latter does not anticipate to take the ball. Still 0-0

29^th Weak shot by NGONDA on a bad defection of the Ravens defense. No one to deflect the ball trajectory

31^st Throw in quickly played by TRAORE, LIKONZA goes with KOUAME in one-two. The young midfielder is shoved into the penalty area by BOMPUNGA... The referee prefers not to whistle the penalty

36^th COULIBALY doesn’t let pass two offensive actions from Vita

37^th NGONDA crosses for MAKUSU, GBOHOUO comes off his goaline in a calssical way

38^th Mazembe incursion into Vita's penalty area. Yannick BANGALA tackle behind on Ben MALANGO.... The referee does not flinch

40^th 0-0. What a game!!!

42^nd Third tackle on LIKONZA and third time he is being treated. Obviously, V-Club wants to finish with the hope of MIHAYO

43^rd Hard blow for Mazembe: Glody LIKONZA must give way to Jackson MULEKA. The game system needs to be reviewed

2 minutes of extra time while MULEKA does not shoot on target at 30m

HALF-TIME IN KINSHASA 0-0

SECOND HALF TIME

47^th The Muscovites return strong with two incursion attempts properly cleared by the Ravens

49^th Vita's second corner kick cleared by MONDEKO with the head. The counter of SISSOKO is stopped by BANGALA

51^st Opening of scoring. Mazembe Offensive. MONDEKO is tackled from behind and stays on the ground, the referee lets play. The local players go in counter attack. Crossing ball by MOLOKO for MAKUSU, the center-forward of Vita wins his duel between ISSAMA and COULIBALY and beats GBOHOUO of the head. Vita 1, Mazembe 0

56^th Free-Kick played in two, ISSAMA-TRAORE. Malian strikes at the entrance to the penalty area. LUKONG lies on the ball

60^th 1-0. The Ravens are lost a little in the construction of the game MONDEKO still under treatment, Mazembe is playing at ten 10 and KOUAME plays in the center line

62^nd Meschak ELIA takes the place of Kevin MONDEKO

63^rd KALABA takes the place of SISSOKO. The three substitutions imposed by the game facts

67^th Resumption of MALANGO for KALABA who rushes and shoots. It's off target

69^th "Elevator" of KASUSULA on MOLOKO. Free kick for Vita

72^nd Two fouls not whistled: One of KOUAME in the surface and another on ISSAMA at the entrance of the surface

73^rd Yellow to NGONDA for time saving on a throw-in

75^th Still 1-0. MULEKA wippes out  two opponents and crosses. It's countered and corner that gives nothing

76^th Shot by TRAORE largely above

80^th MUKOKO replaces MUZUNGU

81^st Ball wasted by KASUSULA. He strikes at 25m after a one-two with KOUAME. 1-0

84th BOMPUNGA hand ball at 30m from the LUKONG cage

85^th Elia's free kick goes well above

86^th Mazembe free-kick on a COULIBALY foul in half of the Vita pitch. The action that follows is deflected out of goal by the same Salif

90^th+1 Yellow to MUKOKO for a foul on ISSAMA

90^th+2 EMOMO replaces MOLOKO

5 minutes more to play

90^th+3 OUMAR runsupfield, NGOMA goes down

END 1-0. First game lost of Ravens for Muscovites in these play-offs