GENERAL PLAY AND VARIOUS GOALS.




Initials AB/VS/PW/MH


SPORT: SOCCER

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Background: A CAPACITY CROWD PACKED KINSHASA'S TATA RAFAEL STADIUM TO SEE THE CITY'S LOCAL TEAM, ENGLEBERT INFLICT A FOUR-ONE DEFEAT ON THE VISITING ETOILE FILANTE OF LOME.

THE TEAMS MET IN THE FIRST LEG OF THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE AFRICAN CLUB'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. THE FIRST GOAL CAME AFTER SIX MINUTES WHEN KALONZO, KABEYA AND CHINABU MOUNTED A COMBINED OPERATION TO GIVER ENGLEBERT THE LEAD.

THE EQUALISER CAME WHEN KAOLO KICKED IN LOW TO BRING ETOILE ABREAST OF THE GAME.

AFTER THE SECOND HALF IT LOOKED FOR A WHILE AS THOUGH THE TOGOLESE TEAM WERE COASTING TO A COMFORTABLE DRAW. BUT FROM A PENALTY, CHINABU SCORED AGAIN FOR ENGLEBERT.

ENGLEBERT CENTRE FORWARD KABEYA INCREASED THE LEAD TO 3-1 IN THE 71ST MINUTE OF THE GAME. TO UNDERLINE THE VICTORY CHINABU ADDED A FOURTH ENGLEBERT GOAL IN THE DYING SECONDS.