African football heavyweights Mali and Angola treated fans at the Oran Olympic Stadium to a thrilling encounter as the two teams played to a three-all draw in a Chan group D match on Monday evening. Mali were forced to break sweat for the point, rallying from behind in either halves to frustrate Angola who appeared to be the better side throughout. Angola totally dominated the first half, making in roads to the Malian area at will and constantly causing the backline all sorts of problems.##NAJAVA_MECA_6945077##The pressure to grab the drivers seat and control the proceedings paid off for Angola as Laurindo Aurelio broke the deadlock in the twelfth minute.The forward who was a thorn in the flesh of the defence tapped the ball into an empty net after stretching to poke a cross that was not dealt with decisively by the legs in the area including the goalkeeper who was off the line.Mali who looked disoriented owing to the pressure from Angola leveled matters from their first chance that came in the 23rd minute, with Hamidou Sinayoko rifling the ball past the line.Maverick FKF Premier League exports survive bloody Zesco United player purgeSinayoko reacted quickest inside the area to plunder a loose ball from a corner to the back of the net to draw Mali level. However, the glory of equalizing the scores was short-lived as Angola regained the lead in the 26th minute through Aurelio after heading the ball home from a tight angle to complete his brace.There was a sense of urgency to net the second goal and try to snatch the winner in the Malian side upon resuming for the second half as they looked the better side.However, it is Angola who struck first in the half as the unmarked Deivi Viera scored the third goal in the 72nd minute, poling home a lovely cross to stretch his side’s lead.The goal did not unsettle the West Africans who halved the deficit in the 78th minute through Yoro Diaby throwing the contest the contest to life.Troubled Zoo FC defy match fixing furore with bright start to FKF Division 1Before Angola could reorganize the defence to avoid leaking for the third time, Mali found the back of the net in the 83rd minute through Ousmane Coulibaly to even the scores.Angola thought that they had won the game after kissing the back of the net inside the final five minutes of regular time but the Moroccan referee chalked off the goal for a foul on the Malian goalkeeper.
