PREMIUM!
Blow by blow: DR Congo vs Mali
Hello and welcome to the Amahoro Stadium for this Chan 2016 final between DR Congo and Mali.
Lomalisa Mutambala of DR Congo celebrates during the 2016 CHAN Rwanda, match between DR Congo and Angola at the Huye Stadium in Butare, Rwanda on 21 January 2016 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
– 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.
