Ivory Coast and Colombia organized an exciting, totally open diversion at Estádio Nacional here Thursday evening, spilling in three goals in a compass of nine minutes late in the second half.
Colombia scored the initial two, then withstood an enraged surge from Ivory Coast to win, 2-1, and move alone on Group C. Contingent upon the result of the diversion in the middle of Greece and Japan later Thursday, Colombia could fit the bill for the second adjust as ahead of schedule as Thursday night. Ivory Coast plays Greece on Tuesday in its last gathering match.
Didier Drogba entered the amusement in the 60th moment as a substitute, which was an equation for accomplishment against Japan in Ivory Coast's first diversion, in which it scored twice in four minutes after his entry and won.
Yet this time it was Colombia that struck inside four minutes. James Rodríguez scored first on a header off a corner in the 64th moment, evoking a stunning cheer from the 68,748 fans, the greater part of which were for Colombia.
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Anyhow three minutes after that, Gervinho scored a fabulous objective for Ivory Coast, part two protectors close to the left corner and weaving around a third before fueling home. His festival was to urge his partners once more to the line for a kickoff, as time was running out.
Ivory Coast continued pushing send and had a few chances, however couldn't adjust.
Yaya Touré, the skilled Manchester City midfielder, was shadowed all amusement via Carlos Sánchez, however he figured out how to make one splendid drifting pass with the outside of his right foot to Wilfried Bony in the case. As opposed to heading it in, Bony attempted to make a marvelous bike kick and wound up arriving unadroitly on his rear in the wake of kicking at air. He was the one to fall off for Drogba.
The stands were inundated with yellow, generally from the Colombian fans with numerous yellow Brazilian shirts blended in. From the opening national songs of praise, the Colombians made their vicinity felt.
The best risk of the first half went ahead a quick counterattack by Colombia in the 28th min. The ball went to Rodríguez on the left, and as the Ivorian guard slid over in scurry, Teófilo Gutiérrez filled the crevice in the center and was in solitude in the center for Rodríguez's cross, which was right on the imprint.
Yet Gutiérrez's left-footed volley endeavor was desolately wide and Ivory Coast dodged what ought to have been an objective. As Gutiérrez multiplied over in anguish, Rodríguez turned to the stands and started begging them to remained up and make considerably more clamor.
Short of what 10 minutes after the fact, Ivory Coast made its first genuine ambush at goal as Gervinho reduce at the edge of the container against Mario Yepes, the Colombian protector, and got off a sensible left-footed shot. In any case it was spared by David Ospina, and the groups went into the locker room at halftime without any goals.
Ivory Coast sucks!
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