Football
Argentina vs Ivory Coast. FIFA World Cup Group C.
8:00pm, Saturday 10th June 2006.
Attendance: Attendance49,480.
Match ends, Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Substitution, Argentina. Pablo Aimar replaces Juan Román Riquelme.
Nicolás Burdisso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aruna Dindane (Côte d'Ivoire).
Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
Lucho González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire).
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
Roberto Ayala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire).
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire).
Offside, Argentina. Maxi RodrÃguez is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso.
Goal! Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aruna Dindane.
Lucho González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lucho González (Argentina).
Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arouna Koné.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Juan Pablo SorÃn.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Arouna Koné replaces Abdul Kader Keita.
Attempt blocked. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Argentina. Lucho González replaces Javier Saviola.
Foul by Juan Pablo SorÃn (Argentina).
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Argentina. Juan Pablo SorÃn is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kolo Touré following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Kolo Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Zokora.
Foul by Roberto Ayala (Argentina).
Attempt missed. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdul Kader Keita.
Attempt blocked. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Juan Pablo SorÃn (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire).
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Roberto Ayala.
Attempt blocked. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Hernán Crespo.
Foul by Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina).
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Bakari Koné replaces Kanga Akalé.
Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Javier Saviola (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Argentina. Hernán Crespo is caught offside.
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Aruna Dindane replaces Bonaventure Kalou.
Juan Pablo SorÃn (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Abdul Kader Keita (Côte d'Ivoire).
Foul by Gabriel Heinze (Argentina).
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Emmanuel Eboué.
Attempt missed. Kolo Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Didier Zokora from a direct free kick.
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Maxi RodrÃguez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Saviola with a through ball.
Foul by Nicolás Burdisso (Argentina).
Kanga Akalé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
First Half ends, Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
Attempt blocked. Kanga Akalé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bonaventure Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire).
Javier Saviola (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
Kanga Akalé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Javier Saviola (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire).
Goal! Argentina 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Javier Saviola (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Román Riquelme with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Abdul Kader Keita (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Drogba with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Bonaventure Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Attempt blocked. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bonaventure Kalou.
Maxi RodrÃguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Bonaventure Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Kader Keita.
Javier Saviola (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Abdul Kader Keita (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Abdul Kader Keita (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Javier Saviola (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Bonaventure Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Argentina 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Hernán Crespo (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Hernán Crespo (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Abdoulaye Méité (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt missed. Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
Bonaventure Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Javier Saviola (Argentina).
Abdoulaye Méité (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Maxi RodrÃguez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt saved. Roberto Ayala (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Román Riquelme with a cross.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Abdoulaye Méité.
Attempt blocked. Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kolo Touré.
Foul by Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina).
Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maxi RodrÃguez (Argentina).
Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Javier Saviola (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Pablo SorÃn.
Attempt missed. Kanga Akalé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Didier Drogba.
Attempt missed. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kanga Akalé with a cross following a fast break.
Javier Saviola (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
