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Democratic Republic of Congo head coach Sebastien Desabre has said it is important for the Leopards to move on from the defeat to Colombia.
The Leopards fell 1-0 to the South Americans in their second Group K game at Guadalajara Stadium.
The first half largely belonged to Colombia, who were thwarted by DR Congo’s goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi.
Daniel Munoz broke Mpasi’s stubborn resistance 14 minutes from time, scoring with a deflected strike after intelligent hold-up play from substitute Jhon Cordoba.
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Luis Diaz had two goals chalked off for offside as Colombia withstood a late wave of Congo DR pressure to seal a top-two spot in Group K ahead of their meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal
Desabre’s side , meanwhile, could still advance if they beat Uzbekistan and results elsewhere go their way.
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“It was a difficult match for us. We played against a very good team. They were superior. First, we will recover. The next match will be here quickly,” Desabre was quoted by FIFA.com.
“We’ll need to take risks. A draw will not be enough. We need to analyze ourselves now and move forward. We’ll be prepared against Uzbekistan. They have some great defenders.”
By Adeboye Amosu
