Congo Netherlands

1:0

1:0 (0:0)

Justalain KOUNKOU (53')

Match 1 - Group A

Morelia
Estadio Morelos

Referee: Jafeth PEREA (PAN)

Summary

Dutch shocked by Congo class

African upstarts Congo put on a second-half display of individual technique and panache to beat European champions the Netherlands 1-0 in their Group A opener in Morelia. More »

Highlights

Line-up

CGO

NED

1 Chill NGAKOSSO (GK) $.img{src:'/s/331614.png'} CGO1 Chill NGAKOSSO	1 (GK) Boy DE JONG $.img{src:'/s/336081.png'} NED1 Boy DE JONG
2 Cisse BASSOUMBA $.img{src:'/s/331615.png'} CGO2 Cisse BASSOUMBA	2 (C) Daan DISVELD $.img{src:'/s/336084.png'} NED2 Daan DISVELD
3 Stevy SAMBA $.img{src:'/s/331616.png'} CGO3 Stevy SAMBA	3 Terence KONGOLO $.img{src:'/s/336085.png'} NED3 Terence KONGOLO
4 Charvely MABIALA $.img{src:'/s/331617.png'} CGO4 Charvely MABIALA	4 Karim REKIK $.img{src:'/s/336086.png'} NED4 Karim REKIK
7 Ange SITOU $.img{src:'/s/331620.png'} CGO7 Ange SITOU	5 Jetro WILLEMS $.img{src:'/s/336087.png'} NED5 Jetro WILLEMS
8 Hardy BINGUILA $.img{src:'/s/331621.png'} CGO8 Hardy BINGUILA	6 Kyle EBECILIO $.img{src:'/s/336083.png'} NED6 Kyle EBECILIO
10 Justalain KOUNKOU $.img{src:'/s/331623.png'} CGO10 Justalain KOUNKOU (-78' )	8 (-72' ) Yassine AYOUB $.img{src:'/s/336759.png'} NED8 Yassine AYOUB
11 Ramaric ETOU $.img{src:'/s/331624.png'} CGO11 Ramaric ETOU	9 Anass ACHAHBAR $.img{src:'/s/336109.png'} NED9 Anass ACHAHBAR
13 Gloire MAYANITH (C) $.img{src:'/s/331626.png'} CGO13 Gloire MAYANITH	10 Tonny TRINDADE DE VILHENA $.img{src:'/s/336100.png'} NED10 Tonny TRINDADE DE VILHENA
17 Bel EPAKO $.img{src:'/s/331630.png'} CGO17 Bel EPAKO (-65' )	11 (-82' ) Memphis DEPAY $.img{src:'/s/336098.png'} NED11 Memphis DEPAY
20 Mavis TCHIBOTA $.img{src:'/s/335725.png'} CGO20 Mavis TCHIBOTA (-76' )	12 (-60' ) Danzell GRAVENBERCH $.img{src:'/s/336747.png'} NED12 Danzell GRAVENBERCH

Substitute(s)

21 Pavelh NDZILA (GK) $.img{src:'/s/335718.png'} CGO21 Pavelh NDZILA	16 (GK) Peter LEEUWENBURGH $.img{src:'/s/336082.png'} NED16 Peter LEEUWENBURGH
5 Melvan LEKANDZA $.img{src:'/s/331618.png'} CGO5 Melvan LEKANDZA	21 (GK) Eric VERSTAPPEN $.img{src:'/s/336080.png'} NED21 Eric VERSTAPPEN
6 Tierry KOUYIKOU $.img{src:'/s/331619.png'} CGO6 Tierry KOUYIKOU	7 Jordi BITTER $.img{src:'/s/336113.png'} NED7 Jordi BITTER
9 Elvia IPAMY $.img{src:'/s/331622.png'} CGO9 Elvia IPAMY	13 (+82') Thom HAYE $.img{src:'/s/336089.png'} NED13 Thom HAYE
12 Gildas MPASSI $.img{src:'/s/331625.png'} CGO12 Gildas MPASSI (+76')	14 Joris VAN OVEREEM $.img{src:'/s/336096.png'} NED14 Joris VAN OVEREEM
14 Christ NKOUNKOU $.img{src:'/s/331627.png'} CGO14 Christ NKOUNKOU	15 (+72') Nathan AKE $.img{src:'/s/336088.png'} NED15 Nathan AKE
18 Kader BIDIMBOU $.img{src:'/s/335726.png'} CGO18 Kader BIDIMBOU (+65')	17 Menno KOCH $.img{src:'/s/336090.png'} NED17 Menno KOCH
19 Amour LOUSSOUKOU $.img{src:'/s/335724.png'} CGO19 Amour LOUSSOUKOU (+78')	18 (+60') Gyliano VAN VELZEN $.img{src:'/s/336108.png'} NED18 Gyliano VAN VELZEN
	19 Rewien RAMLAL $.img{src:'/s/336763.png'} NED19 Rewien RAMLAL
	20 Adnan BAJIC $.img{src:'/s/336092.png'} NED20 Adnan BAJIC

Coaches

Eddie HUDANSKI (FRA)

(NED) Albert STUIVENBERG

Officials

Referee: Jafeth PEREA (PAN)Assistant Referee 1: Juan RODAS (HON)Assistant Referee 2: Jonny BOSSIO (PER)Fourth official: Tony CHAPRON (FRA)

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Statistics

CGO

NED

14	Shots	13
1	Corner kicks	7
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
44%	Possession (%)	56%

"Having won the first match is important to take the pressure off. We knew how difficult it was going to be playing against the European champions, and that we could not go into their rhythm," Congo coach Eddie Hudanski.

Standings

Team	MP	GF	GA	Pts
MEX	3	8	4	9
CGO	3	3	3	4
PRK	3	3	5	2
NED	3	3	5	1

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Line-up

CGO1

NED1

CGO2

NED2

CGO3

NED3

CGO4

NED4

CGO7

NED5

CGO8

NED6

CGO10

NED8

CGO11

NED9

CGO13

NED10

CGO17

NED11

CGO20

NED12

Substitute(s)

CGO21

NED16

CGO5

NED21

CGO6

NED7

CGO9

NED13

CGO12

NED14

CGO14

NED15

CGO18

NED17

CGO19

NED18

NED19

NED20

Coaches

Officials

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