Football
Netherlands vs Ivory Coast. FIFA World Cup Group C.
5:00pm, Friday 16th June 2006.
Attendance: Attendance52,000.
Match ends, Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Khalid Boulahrouz (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Mark van Bommel (Netherlands).
Aruna Dindane (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Robin van Persie.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Denny Landzaat.
Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aruna Dindane.
Foul by Khalid Boulahrouz (Netherlands).
Aruna Dindane (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire).
Foul by Robin van Persie (Netherlands).
Gilles Yapi Yapo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Didier Drogba is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joris Mathijsen.
Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire).
Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Abdoulaye Méité (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt saved. Gilles Yapi Yapo (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Zokora.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Khalid Boulahrouz.
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Méité (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Denny Landzaat (Netherlands).
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Kanga Akalé replaces Arouna Koné.
Substitution, Netherlands. Denny Landzaat replaces Ruud van Nistelrooij.
Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aruna Dindane (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt blocked. Aruna Dindane (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arouna Koné with a cross.
Attempt saved. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Offside, Netherlands. Arjen Robben is caught offside.
Khalid Boulahrouz (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire).
Hand ball by Robin van Persie (Netherlands).
Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kolo Touré.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Aruna Dindane replaces Bakari Koné.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Gilles Yapi Yapo replaces Romaric.
Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Didier Drogba.
Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Méité (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Joris Mathijsen.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Arjen Robben (Netherlands).
Emmanuel Eboué (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Substitution, Netherlands. Rafael van der Vaart replaces Wesley Sneijder.
Attempt saved. Kolo Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaric.
Romaric (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bakari Koné.
Romaric (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Arouna Koné is caught offside.
Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
Substitution, Netherlands. Khalid Boulahrouz replaces John Heitinga because of an injury.
Second Half begins Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
First Half ends, Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Attempt missed. Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Offside, Netherlands. Ruud van Nistelrooij is caught offside.
Foul by Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands).
Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jean-Jacques Tizie.
Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Heitinga with a through ball.
Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Emmanuel Eboué.
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire).
Goal! Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Didier Zokora.
Foul by Phillip Cocu (Netherlands).
Attempt missed. Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romaric with a cross following a set piece situation.
Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands).
Arjen Robben (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
Arjen Robben (Netherlands) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Arthur Boka.
Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands).
Goal! Netherlands 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Romaric (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Eboué.
Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire).
Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Arthur Boka (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Netherlands 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Foul by Kolo Touré (Côte d'Ivoire).
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arouna Koné with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Romaric (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Foul by John Heitinga (Netherlands).
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Netherlands. Robin van Persie is caught offside.
Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaric.
Foul by André Ooijer (Netherlands).
Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
John Heitinga (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arouna Koné (Côte d'Ivoire).
Foul by Bakari Koné (Côte d'Ivoire).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
