Angola displayed a fluent and inspired attacking game, dominating the Congolese clearly. But they nervously blew all of the inumerous chances to score and towards the end of the match got tired from the lot of running their style had required.
Angola were lucky when a Congolese player overagressively kicked his opponent and was sent off after only 20 minutes. Unlucky were Angola when the referee did not see a clear penalty early in the second half.
The Angolan defence showed severe problems whenever the professional Congelese striker Lualua challenged them. Danger was guaranteed and this must be a concern for the World Cup.
Congo DR did not make the mistake to draw back but tried to attack despite being dominated on the open field. They celebrated the result like a victory in the end.