00:01with only six matches to play well there's very little room i would say for a slow start
00:08that's why these kind of scenarios are so important mostly for the locals
00:13well today can go they will in 2010 various jobs the 2027 africa cup of nations qualifying campaign
00:24starts here in kinshasa for the democratic republic of the congo and equatorial guinea
00:33it's a tough group groupie
00:46opportunity for buku to swing this in and try and create an element of danger right away
00:54buku it is headed towards goal and in
00:59shots elbemba the skipper it's taken just four minutes
01:05for equatorial guinea to get that qualifying campaign off to the best possible start
01:12owono looked like he was just watching that wide of his post instead it's hit the back of the net
01:42of the net
01:52lovely headed goal
01:53his distance right. If he stretches out a hand, maybe he stops that going in.
02:04The Democratic Republic of the Congo won't care. They're off.
02:11It's a hit first time, but it's pulled wide, well wide.
02:17Matthew Ipolo's post, the man who won the superiority is Masuak, who could have played in Siddiqui,
02:24delayed the pass. It's a pullback here, and Wissat, that was a chance for him.
02:31It really was an opportunity for Johan Wissat.
02:44It's a great switch of play. Here's Siddiqui.
02:55Now the cross comes in, Wissat's there!
02:57And the offside flag is up to deny Johan Wissat.
03:04Move.
03:07Wissat.
03:08Kept the ball in play.
03:10Wissat still.
03:13Had an opportunity to play in one of his teammates.
03:17Just tried to squeeze.
03:19Buku.
03:22Wissat.
03:23Wissat.
03:25Wissat.
03:25What an effort.
03:28Desperately unlucky from Aaron Wissat.
03:32Wissat.
03:33Buku.
03:34Still on his feet, still going, fighting.
03:39Left out of play, but that was a ferocious strike.
03:44Wissat.
03:45Wissat.
03:47Wissat.
03:48Wissat.
03:51Wissat.
04:01Wissat.
04:02Wissat.
04:02Popping up in all kinds of positions here.
04:05Buku.
04:06Back to Siddiqui.
04:07And it's off the woodwork again.
04:11very very close to his first ever into Masuakou's cross and Wan-Bissaka was arriving
04:23after hitting the crossbar a little bit earlier on there Aaron Wan-Bissaka very close to stretching
04:33towards a goal there unlucky for Aaron Wan-Bissaka
04:42take charge of this free kick himself Ghanier he's not badly struck at all
04:49and there's the equalising goal but the offside flag is up to Danaya Rosco
05:00well
05:03Yohan Wiese's header moments ago was chalked off for offside and that decision was spot on
05:14that's marginal
05:20but again for the final
05:21S'awakou's cross
05:22Bonkensate
05:24Rosco looked like he just put off
05:27Bonkensate before
05:32head coach has
05:34Koukou, and just about tidied up there, but how dangerous was that for Equatorial Guinea?
05:44Mutusami Sadiqi.
05:48He now was presented to him to replace Nsue Wisa.
05:58Stopped by Gannett, corner awarded.
06:09Sadiqi, Masuaku, so much experience in that left back, left wing back position.
06:16Buku.
06:19Again the cross comes in, and Saul Koukou.
06:23To get rid of it. I think he's had a word with his goalkeeper there.
06:28Saul Koukou.
06:40Masuaku, bon contact.
06:44Sible foul there.
06:48It's going to be the first yellow card of the game.
06:59I'm trying to boil up.
07:07Cynical from him for sure.
07:19Half-time whistle goes here at the Stade des Martiers in Kinshasa.
07:23Chancel Bemba's fourth-minute header.
07:26Enough to give the Democratic Republic of the Congo the lead at the break.
07:31It was an exciting first half, all things considered.
07:35With the DRC.
07:42The Leopards showed in the first half why there is a little bit of hype.
07:46In fact, more than a little bit of hype surrounding this Democratic Republic of the Congo.
07:52Sible foul here.
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07:58Then the last half went by Juan Viseca.
07:59Bissaka doesn't look happy with that. He is going to be showing a yellow card here, the Aston Villa man.
08:09Real reaction there from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
08:12Yeah.
08:26Beaches Cameroon.
08:28And the Comoros.
08:31That's a wickedly struck free kick.
08:34Needed Mathieu Polo to palm it away.
08:40What a strike that was.
08:43Saul Cocco.
08:46A smile there on the face of the Torino man.
08:52Dipping.
08:56Good touch.
09:00On the corner.
09:21A little bit of a heavy touch there.
09:25A little bit of a heavy touch there.
09:39A little bit of a heavy touch here.
10:17That's better play, Wyssa!
10:20And there's the second goal.
10:25Democratic Republic of the Congo
10:27finally give themselves a little bit of breathing space
10:30and it is Johan Wyssa
10:33who gets his first goal of the qualifying campaign.
10:55The 30-year-olds who scored two for his country
11:00as they recorded their first-ever win at a World Cup.
11:05Back to goal-scoring ways with his nation.
11:09In fact, he scored three at the World Cup,
11:12scored against Portugal
11:13and then scored two against Uzbekistan,
11:17did Johan Wyssa.
11:22It's his 13th goal
11:26for the DRC.
11:29A little bit of luck in the way it comes about.
11:32Taúl Koukou thought he'd won it.
11:37There.
11:39And the goalkeeper is wrong-footed.
11:43His body weight goes one way,
11:45the strike goes the other.
11:58on the outside.
12:02Mbuku.
12:05It's caught by Awona on his line.
12:13And it's curled just wide.
12:16And Eme was trying to get on the end of that,
12:18get any kind of touch on the ball,
12:20which might just have carried it in.
12:35from a long way out.
12:40Very little danger on
12:41Mathieu Polo's goal,
12:43all things considered.
12:45Maybe the clear area of improvement
12:48for all Equatorial Guineas
12:50to try and be a bit more expansive
12:52when attacking.
12:58Substitutes are going to have
12:59a few token minutes.
13:02This time,
13:02the offside flag is up against
13:03Johan Wyssa.
13:05The changes can be made
13:07by Sébastien de Sabre.
13:16Nice chance for Equatorial Guinea
13:19to get themselves on the board.
13:21That's a good ball.
13:23Cushion down!
13:24And a good save by
13:26Apolo
13:26right when it was required of him
13:29to the DRC
13:31to keep their clean sheets.
13:33And a good save by
13:34Zunika has made a difference
13:35since coming on.
13:37It's just looked tidy
13:38in possession of the ball.
13:40I don't think there's any question
13:41of offside this time.
13:44Still Sipenga.
13:46Toynwood and Bomiol.
13:50Pross comes in.
13:54The Democratic Republic of the Congo
13:57start the Africa Cup of Nations
13:59qualifying campaign
14:00in a perfect fashion
14:02on home soil
14:03at the Stade de Martyr
14:04in Kinshasa.
14:06Two goals
14:07and a clean sheet
14:08for Sébastien de Sabre
14:09and the Leopards
14:10as they show
14:12that they've kept
14:13the momentum going
14:14after a historic
14:17World Cup campaign
14:18during the summer.
14:20They were simply
14:20too good,
14:21too powerful,
14:22too strong
14:22for an Equatorial Guinea side
14:25who struggled
14:25in the final third
14:27of the pitch
14:29and particularly
14:30in attack.
14:32It is first blood
14:33to the DRC
14:35in Group E.
14:36of these.
