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Myself and Cote d’Ivoire sign off with a win

June 22nd, 2006 | By: Ade Lamidi | 6 Comments »

Yesterday’s game between Cote d’Ivoire and Serbia&Montenegro turned out to be another classic with the Ivorians edging it 3-2 . Just when I thought the Ivorians where going home with no points, they turned the game on its head.

Like the other two games, the Ivorians went 2-0 down in the first 19 minutes courtesy some slack defending and a clueless goalkeeper.

This match had everything.

Two penalties awarded to Cote d’Ivoire, 2 sending off (one from each team) and 5 goals. What more can you ask for in a match….

I am happy that this youthful and talented side managed to secure 3 points and go back home with their head high. With some more experience they could perform wanders if they make it to South Africa in 2010.

I have had a lot of fun blogging for Cote d’Ivoire even though I am a Nigerian and I like to thank you all that came by this blog.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the World cup tournament and may the best team win.

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Comments

By bellanchez | June 24th, 2006 at 3:17 am

i look forward to seeing them in south africa in 2010

Posted from Australia

By Daniel Kobehe | June 24th, 2006 at 11:10 am

Dear Friend,
I have kept uptodate with your several articles up to this last one on the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and must say I have very much admired your good work. Thank you so much for your support and objective comments. Cote d’Ivoire may not have gone through to the second round, but will have left with a richly-deserved win and an overall very good performance on the world biggest stage in football. It is indeed with great sadness we will no longer enjoy watching them play throughout the rest of this competition… Rendez-vous taken for the next World Cup with a more mature, alert and stronger Cote d’Ivoire team especially in the defence area.
Till next time then, take good care and many thanks.

Daniel Kobehe
(An Ivorian living in Italy).

Posted from Sweden

By Sukumar | June 26th, 2006 at 7:53 pm

Dear Ade,

Many thanks for your interseting articles. I wish success for Ivory Coast in WC 2010. Ivory Coast has the potential, but to succeed, they must:

1. Better discipline

2. Strengthen the defence. Stop playing naive games, no more silly defence errors.

2. Forwrds must score from the few chances they will get. In this world cup, Ivory Coast needed 15-20 scoring chances to score a single goal. This is unacceptable.

If They don’t learn from the past mistakes, they will fail again.

Best wishes to Ivory Coast,

Sukumar

Posted from Sweden

By Barry, Ireland | June 29th, 2006 at 12:57 pm

I have to say i really enjoyed watching the Ivory Coast and i think everyone knows they were the best team to exit at the group stages. They would have progressed from any other group. I look forward to seeing them in the next World Cup and hope they are better all round.
You should be proud of your team.

By Ade | June 29th, 2006 at 10:43 pm

Thanks for all the comments. Have fun watching the quarter-finals, semi-finals and third place match and final…

I think it will be Argentina’s World Cup.

Posted from United Kingdom