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AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016
Final
1st leg

Mouloudia Bejaia vs TP Mazembe 1:1


Mazembe seize away goal advantage over Bejaia in Confederation Cup final.

 

TP Mazembe will have an away goal advantage over Mouloudia Bejaia going into the second leg of the final.

TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo took a big step towards winning the African Confederation Cup after drawing 1:1 at Mouloudia Bejaia of Algeria in the first leg of the final on Saturday.

Jonathan Bolingi, one of four Congolese players in the Mazembe starting line-up, converted a late first-half penalty to give the visitors an away goal and a 1:0 half-time lead in Blida.

Bejaia captain Faouzi Yaya equalised in the second half from a free-kick to keep the Algerians in the final.

New Algeria coach Georges Leekens from Belgium was among a large, noisy crowd in the 37,000-capacity stadium as Bejaia dominated early territory and possession.

Mouloudia, competing in a continental cup final for the first time, had a chance to take the lead on 20 minutes when they got behind the Mazembe defence.

But Betorangal only got a timid poke at a low cross and goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo smothered the ball.

Mazembe went ahead on 43 minutes after sloppy defending by Sofiane Baouali allowed Roger Assale to break through and he was fouled by goalkeeper Chamseddine Rahmani.

Bolingi, the son of a former DR Congo goalkeeper, scored his fourth Confederation Cup goal of the season with a spot-kick into the corner of the net.

Yaya fluffed a chance to equalise early in the second half before levelling on 66 minutes with a free-kick that drifted over the defensive wall and high into the net.

A weak back-header by Salif Coulibaly seven minutes later offered Yaya a chance to score again, but he shot straight at the onrushing Gbohouo.

The second leg is next Sunday in Congolese mining city Lubumbashi and a goalless draw will be enough to give Mazembe the trophy for the first time after finishing runners-up three seasons ago.

Although Mazembe have won five African Champions League crowns, French coach Hubert Velud discarded the tag of favourites before the first leg.

He insisted the title-decider in the African equivalent of the Europa League was a "50-50 affair" after two close-fought group games between the clubs.

Mazembe forced a 0:0 draw in Algeria last July and won the return match 1:0 thanks to a goal from Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba.

This year's Confederation Cup winners will both receive $660,000 in prize money, with $462,000 going to the runners-up, and take on Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns in the annual CAF Super Cup.

 

 

31 Oct 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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