Congo welcomed Sao Tome and Principe to Pointe Noire with a 5-0 lead in hand. Congo certainly wanted to repeat the performance they had put on in the first leg to please their home crowd. Congo could not find the same level of motivation that they had displayed in the first leg, which is understandable but not acceptable. The first period was goalless.
In the second half, Sao Tome scored their first goal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup four minutes after the restart. Congo were motivated enough to avoid losing at home to the lowest-ranked team in Africa, and the equalizer was netted just seven minutes later. The subpar performance saw Congo go through with a 1-1 draw in the second leg, but a 6-1 victory in the aggregate score. Congo go to the CAF Second Round, where they will play in Group E with Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Niger, all three of which are taking part in the 2012 African Cup of Nations.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo brought a 3-1 aggregate lead back home to Kinshasa as they looked to close out Swaziland. Captain Mabi Mputu opened DR Congo's account on the night quite early, but his goal was the only one in a 1-0 first half.
After the break, DR Congo came out on fire. Within sixteen minutes, Mputu had completed his brace, as had teammate Alain Kaluyituka, and DR Congo were rolling 4-0. Swaziland pulled on back two minutes after DR Congo's fourth, but DR Congo answered with its fifth just three minutes after Swaziland's opener. Five goals were scored in the first twenty-one minutes of the half, which afterwards ended quietly. DR Congo win the day 5-1 and the series 8-2, so they now join CAF Second Round Group I with Cameroon, Libya, and the winner between Togo and Guinea-Bissau.
Goals
Sao Tome and Principe
Orlando Gando 49
Congo
Francis N'Ganga 56
DR Congo
Mabi Mputu 7, 49
Alain Kaluyituka 46, 61
Ilunga Diba 66
Swaziland
Sdumo Shongwe 63
Match Reports:
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuHyckoU8yo (DR Congo v. Swaziland)
Full Match Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKF9yNtIjcI (Sao Tome v. Congo)
Full Match Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKF9yNtIjcI (Sao Tome v. Congo)
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