Khaya Ndubane

By Khaya Ndubane

Digital Manager Phakaaathi


Blow by blow: DR Congo vs Mali

Hello and welcome to the Amahoro Stadium for this Chan 2016 final between DR Congo and Mali.


– it’s all over! DR Congo are Chan champions!

– referee Daniel Bennett blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: DR Congo 3-0 Mali

– 2 minutes of added time to be played

– 87′ Substitution for DR Congo: Mika Miche comes on for Munganga

– 87′ Sinayoko shoots over the crossbar from close range

– 85′ free kick for Mali in a good scoring position

– 85′ Substitution for DR Congo: Mechak makes way for Ricky Tulenge

– 77′ Substitution for DR Congo: Sedrick Ngulubi comes on for Mombo

– 73′ GOAAAL! Bolingi makes it 3-0 for DR Congo with a powerful strike!

– 71′ corner kick for DR Congo

– 68′ Sinayoko’s header goes wide of goals

– 62′ GOAAAL! Mechak completes his brace! It’s DR Congo 2 Mali 0!

– 57′ Sinayoko tries a long range shot, but it goes wide of goals

– Mali doing most of the attacking during the first 10 minutes of the second half

– the second half is underway

– referee Daniel Bennett blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: DR Congo 1-0 Mali

– 44′ free kick for DR Congo in a good scoring position and a yellow card to Issaka Samake

– 42′ free kick for Mali and it leads to a corner kick

– 37′ Diarra pulls off a good save to deny Bolingi. Corner for DR Congo

– 35′ chance for Mali! But Diarra’s tame shot is saved by Matampi

– 34′ free kick for Mali in a dangerous position

– 32′ offside call goes against DR Congo

– 29′ GOAAAL! Mechak puts DR Congo in the lead with a wonderful strike!

– 24′ offside call goes against Mali

– 23′ free kick for Mali in a promising position

– 18′ offside call goes against DR Congo

– 10′ Coulibaly tries to chip the goalkeeper, but the ball goes narrowly over the crossbar

– 9′ Coulibaly’s shot goes narrowly wide of goals

– 6′ offside call goes against Mali

– 4′ corner kick for DR Congo and Mechak hits the crossbar with a header from it

– the game is underway

– kickoff

Starting XI:

DR Congo XI: Matampi, Baometu, Lomalisa, Mechak, Mombo, Gikanji, Munganga, Bope, Kimwaki, Bolingi, Bangala
Mali XI: D Diara, I Samake, Sinayoko, Coulibaly, L Samake, Sissoko, Doumbia, Dieng, A Diarra, Dante, Koita

Hello and welcome to the Amahoro Stadium for this Chan 2016 final between DR Congo and Mali.

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