KICK-OFF AND ST. ELOI ATTACK; CAIMANS SCORE FIRST GOAL; HALF-TIME AND EXCITED CROWD; ST. ELOI ATTACK; ST. ELOI CORNER; ST ELOI SCORE FROM PENALTY; ST ELOI SCORE AGAIN.




Initials GL/VS/JH/ES


SPORT: SOCCER

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Background: SAINT ELOI OF LUBUMBASHI DEFEATED THE DOUALA GAIMANS, FROM CAMEROUN, BY A CONVINCING THREE GOALS TO NIL WHEN THEY MET IN THE SECOND LEG OF THE AFRICAN CUPWINNERS CUP AT THE TATA RAPHAEL STADIUM IN KINSHASA IN THE FIRST LEG OF THE TWO CLUBS FINISHED WITH A GOALLESS DRAW. SAINT-ELOI NOW MEET CONAKRY OF GUINEA IN THE QUARTER-FINAL.

THE MATCH STARTED SLOWLY AND THE CONGOLESE HOME SIDE WERE STILL FINDING THEIR RYTHM WHEN IN THE 14TH MINUTE, THE CAMEROUN VISITORS WENT INTO THE LEAD THROUGH TANGANA AFTER NDEDI ON THE RIGHT WING OPENED THE MOVEMENT WITH A PASS TO MBETE.

THE CAIMANS MAINTAINED THEIR LEAD UNTIL HALF-TIME, BUT IN THE SECOND HALF SAINT-ELOI BEGAN TO DOMINATE THE GAME. A CORNER GAVE THEM A CHANGE TO SCORE, AND THEN A HANDBALL LET THEM EQUALISE IN THE 57TH MINUTE WITH A PENALTY FROM KIMALWA.

TEN MINUTES LATER THE VISITORS WERE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO LOSE THEIR RIGHT-HALF, DJANI, THROUGH INJURY, AND A MINUTE LATER MUTONDA SCORED SAINT-ELOI'S SECOND GOAL AS CONFUSION REIGNED AMONG THE CAIMAN DEFENDERS MUKIWA SCORED SAINT-ELOI'S THIRD IN A SIMILAR SITUATION JUST BEFORE THE END.

CONGO-KINSHASA NOW HAS THE TEAMS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP: ALL-POWERFUL ENGLEBERT OF KATANGA HAVE ALSO QUALIFIED BY BEATING AFRICA SPORTS OF ABIDJAN.