Tout Puissant Mazembe

For this second day of the Champions League, Sudanese and Congolese parted with a goalless draw that no team wanted. A match dominated by Hilal but local players showed a total inability to score. On the TPM side, only the last quarter of an hour is to be remembered.

TPM suffered and conceded a few chances without abdicating in the first half where Ibrahim MOUNKORO showed some authority. The Sudanese were especially powerful on their left side, but they constantly failed through technical clumsiness.

In the second half, entries of DJEDJE and SUDI brought speed and more forward projection. A finally offensive attitude that made a weak Al Hilal retreat and gave Ravens few best chances of the match. They could win in the last quarter of an hour but the finish was missing.

In the content of this match, there was certainly something better to offer to get your head out of the water. With more daring, calm and above all less technical waste, a victory over a very rough Al Hilal was entirely possible.

TPM returned with a point, a severe red card (failed start for ZEMBA) and nothing more. Alas…

KICK OFF IN AL HILAL STADIUM. Adam BOSSU starts

1^st  TPM launches very quickly in front with KOUAME looking for KOUYATE. Al Hilal responds Last JESI does not pass in front of Kabaso CHONGO

3^rd Big save by MOUNKORO on a face-to-face with Last JESI following a free-kick. First and big Sudanese opportunity

12^th Dive of MOUNKORO on a header on target from Mohamed SAEED. The Sudanese central defender received a well-balanced corner kick at the far post. Still 0-0

18^th Vinny BONGONGA tries his head from the penalty spot, it goes off target. TPM does not want to expose itself to Sudanese who quickly project themselves in front

24^th Kabaso CHONGO, on a free-kick, puts the ball in the penalty spot... Clearance with the head by the Sudanese central defender

30^th Al Hilal grapes a free-kick at the entrance to the penalty area following a hand by TSHIBANGU. Played in two stages, IBRAHIMA's strike ends in a forest of Raven legs in the penalty area

32^nd TPM is struggling to impose its game in this match. New Sudanese corner kick!

37^th Joseph OCHAYA's eccentric free-kick, not far from the corner post, lands on MWAPE's knee. The Zambian gets busy and puts it back in the package, the Sudanese defense clears. 0-0

45^th+2 Yellow to Ahmed OMER for a tackle on ZEMBA. An intervention that could be worth a red card...

HALF-TIME IN KHARTOUM 0-0

RESTART OF GAME IN SOUDAN. DJEDJE and SUDI are warming up

47^th Referee awards a free-kick to Al Hilal for less obvious MAYOMBO foul

52^nd Al Hilal claims a penalty. The referee is right not to whistle, the Sudanese striker had dived well into the penalty area

60^th Isaac TSHIBANGU put pressure and recovers the ball but the control is too long

62^nd Mohamed YOUSIF got past ISSAMA on the right and plays back. It takes a firm hand from MOUNKORO to touch the ball before Joseph Benson OCHAYA clears it

64^th Etienne MAYOMBO and Adam BOSSU come out for Joël-Freddy DJEDJE and Gondry SUDI

67^th Isaac TSHIBANGU packs the defense but crushes his strike! TPM is back in the game

74^th TPM misses its best opportunity of the match. Gondry SUDI colds the Sudanese defense and will offer caviar to DJEDJE who misses the target

77^th Kabaso CHONGO is awarded yellow

83^rd Moustapha KOUYATE is replaced by Jean BALEKE

88^th ZEMBA is awarded yellow for a rough tackle

90^th In 2 minutes ZEMBA is awarded a 2^nd yellow. The referee blames the midfielder for saving time

GAME OVER 0-0. The referee stops the match on a corner-kick of TPM. The Ravens were pushing at the end of the match...