Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maniema Union (1st, 52 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Les Aigles du congo (2nd, 27 pts). Les Aigles du congo ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Maniema Union were scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.33, Les Aigles du congo 1.36 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Maniema Union.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maniema Union 4, draws 2, Les Aigles du congo 4, at 1.7 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host.
Stade du TP Mazembe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maniema Union led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Maniema Union: Beni Namboka (1') · Les Aigles du congo: Ibrahim Matobo Mubalu (67')