GAME IN PROGRESS.




Initials DHC/VS/BHH/ES


SPORT: SOCCER

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Background: SOME 70,000 SPECTATORS SAW CONGO-KINSHASA V. CLUB DEFEAT THE DRAGONS IN A SPIRITED SOCCER MATCH IN KINSHASA RECENTLY. THE MATCH -- WON THREE GOALS TO TWO BY THE V. CLUB -- WAS WATCHED BY CONGO-KINSHASA PRESIDENT, MR JOSEPH MOBUTU.

THE V. CLUB LOOKED SET TO BEAT THE DRAGONS BEFORE PLAY BEGAN, BUT THE DRAGONS' PERFORMANCE PROVED A SURPRISE. THE DRAGONS MOVED IN QUICKLY, AND PLAYED FAST AND HARD.

THEY SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE MATCH, AND LOOKED SET TO SOLIDIFY THE ADVANTAGE UNTIL KIOONGE AND KENO OF V. CLUB LEVELLED THE SCORE. AT HALF-TIME THE TEAMS HAD SCORED ONE GOAL EACH.

SHORTLY AFTER HALF-TIME EACH TEAM SCORED AGAIN, BRINGING THE SCORE TO 2-2. VICTORY FINALLY CAME TO THE V. CLUB -- KNOWN AS THE "BLACK PRINCES" IN CONGO-KINSHASA -- AND THEY DEFEATED THE DRAGONS -- NICKNAMED THE "MONSTERS" -- 3-2.

MOBILI AND MVUKANI PUT UP THE BEST PERFORMANCE FOR THE DRAGONS, BUT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE V. CLUB'S SUPERIOR TEAMWORK AND TACTICS.