Ivory Coast 3 - 0 Mali Highlights
1 - 0 Didier Drogba sends the ball into the back of the net with a curled ball clever placed near the right post.
Ivory Coast defeat Mali with style and are the second team to advance to the quarter-finals with maximum number of points. Honestly, Didier Drogba and his teammates look stronger as the other tournament favorites, host nation Ghana.
Chelsea’s superstar opened the score after only 9 minutes into the game with a superb curled shot that landed into the net near the right post. 1-0 showed the scoreboard as the two teams went for the halftime break.
Kpolo headed for 2-0 in the 50th minute after a delivery coming from a corner kick and the winner of this match was already clear. Sanogo and his rebound goal pressed even harder on Mali’s wound how lost because of this categoric win their second spot in the Group B.
Mali remained with 4 points the same as Nigeria but the Eagles had a better goal-difference and edged in front. With Nigeria defeating Benin with 2-0 Mali needed a draw in this game with the Ivory Coast in order to finish the group on the second place.
Ivory Coast will meet the runners-up from the Group A, that’s Guinea in the quarter finals!
Ivory Coast 3 - 0 Mali
9′ [1 - 0] D. Drogba
50′ [2 - 0] M.A.Z. Kpolo
85′ [3 - 0] B. Sanogo
2 - 0 Marco Andre Zoro Kpolo doubles Ivory Coast’s lead with a powerful header from a corner kick cross.
3 - 0 Boubacar Sanogo kick the ball into the empty goal after a rebound from a shot of Yaya Toure.
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