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The whole Yopougan is quiet since guinea leads by 1 goal to nil.

Yellow Card
G. Serey Die
52'
Action
The Elephants are starting to force some
more corners and the quality of their
deliveries compared to Guinea's is like night
and day. Yattara is showing good command
of his area though.
50'
Action
This has not been the best game for Aurier.
At fault for the opener and not able to
overlap in the menacing fashion that saw him
set up both goals in Cote d'Ivoire's World Cup
win against Japan last summer.
48'
Action
THERE WE GO! Much better from Bony! After
a turgid first half, the Man City man takes a
half-volley on the bounce. It's dipping
viciously, and needs a brush off the fingertips
of Yattara to help it over the bar!
46' Action
Here we go again!
Action
The referee brings an end to the first half
without any added time, and Guinea hold a
narrow 1-0 advantage at the break. The
National Elephants have been positive, and
will be very pleased with their first-half
showing. they same can't be said of Cote
d'Ivoire, who have looked lethargic outside of
the effervescent Gervinho. Renard will surely
not be silent at the break. Stay tuned for the
restart in just a bit.
44'
Action
From a long ball out of the back, Pogba and
Camara hesitate, leaving Yattara to come out
to meet the delivery before Bony can pounce.
It leaves the keeper in a heap, and he takes a
while to get back to his feet.
42'
Action
GErvinho drives through the centre this time
and picks out Serey Die on the right-hand
side. He eats up a lot of ground in a short
period of time, but his low cross into the area
is cleared by the heel of Pogba.
40' Yellow Card
Salomon Kalou
40'
Action
Camara and Pogba have both been superb in
the heart of the Guinea defence. They've
forced Bony off the ball more than once and
have been first to every delivery into the area.
38'
Action
Will that wake up Cote d'Ivoire? Apart from
Gervinho's individual brilliance, they have not
looked like the team that many have picked as
favourites for this tournament. Guinea have
done enough to deserve their lead.
36'
Goal
Mohamed Yattara: 0 - 1
WHAT AN OPENER! GUINEA LEAD! Yattara
connects on a cross with unbelievable power
and puts a dent into the back of the net! The
Cote d'Ivoire defence was too static there.
34'
Action
For the third time in this game, Gervinho
storms into a critical position down the left-
hand side to have a shot on goal, but this
time. the forward's shot is an easier save for
Yattara.
31'
Action
GERVINHO! Another great chance for the
Roma man! His pace is proving to be the
most deadly weapon in this game, as he gets
free down the left once again, smashing a
powerful shot on goal that is saved once
again by Yattara! On second thought, the
offside flag is up.
29'
Action
Kalou goes down on the deck inside the box
after pressure from Issiaga. It was a clean
challenge and the Guinea players appeal for a
booking for simulation, but the referee fairly
rules it as a simple loss of balance.
27'
Action
There's been a certain casualness to Cote
d'Ivoire's play. It's not an uncommon
occurrence, as the Elephants have been
criticized in the pass for their lack of urgency
against 'inferior' opposition.
25'
Action
Guinea have forced a few corners and free
kicks in the opposition half but their
execution from those dead-ball scenarios has
been absolutely terrible. Will they regret such
sloppiness?
23'
Action
Fans might recognize the Pogba name in the
Guinea lineup. Indeed, Florentin Pogba is the
brother of the more famous Paul.
21'
Action
Remember way back when Marco van Basten
applied the full-court press to get Salomon
Kalou Dutch citizenship in order for him to
represent the Netherlands at international
level?
19'
Action
The Elephants seem to have woken up. They
are starting to flex their individual muscles,
with Gervinho and Bony looking to move into
dangerous positions around the penalty area.
17'
Action
WHAT A CHANCE! Gervinho simply carves
Guinea apart on the break, sprinting half the
length of the pitch past two men. He
advances into the area towards the near post
and goes for the finish, but Yattara's touch
pushes it onto the woodwork!
15'
Action
Guinea have attacked at pace and with many
players in support, but their endeavour is
starting to open up gaps on the counter
attack. Gervinho and Kalou can certainly
exploit this.
13'
Action
Bony is called for a foul after manhandling a
defender when trying to attach to a ball from
Kalou. Cote d'Ivoire are starting to make
more inroads into the attacking third, and
Guinea better watch out.
11'
Action
Guinea have manufactured a few positive
attacks down the flanks, and Cote d'Ivorie
have been slow to get men out to cover
overlapping runners. Their deliveries from
corners has been poor though.
9'
Action
Cote d'Ivoire storm forward and Kalou finds
Gervinho in a dangerous position. The Roma
man attempts to pay it forward to Yaya Toure,
but his pass is read well by Constant.
7'
Action
Though there are plenty of empty seats inside
Estadio de Malabo, the fans are still making a
great noise, with Cote d'Ivoire in particular
having a decent representation here in
Equatorial Guinea.
5'
Action
Mohamed Yattara weaves past two men
down the left-hand side and squeezes a great
pass to Conte, whose advance to the byline
has to be stopped by Toure! Corner to come,
but it has no direction whatsoever.
3'
Action
A slightly sloppy start to the game from Cote
d'Ivoire, who are looking languid with their
passing. They've only won one of their last
seven games, so is there an opening for
Guinea to pull an upset?
1' Action
We're off!

Ghana has nigeria style of play where in the beginning they tend to lapse but with time they gather in momentum. I believe in Ghana and the team but I hope this loss won't be like the loss we had against Congo during afcon qualifiers where it cost us the chance to qualify.

RoyalPearl:
haters gonna hate hun

eti s3n? Omu watye(I see u in a long while). I know my spelling is wrong,pls forgive me.

AFCON today on nairaland looks lively. There have been more update than before.I hope it improves by the day....

ifyalways:
Aboa

Ampa! Lol! Just joking, still trying to remember my twi flows.wen I read "aboa", sometimes I hear dem say "oboa, wuboa...."

OXYGENO1:
Mumugeria talking ...lolx

bro, you don't need this.na new year! Pachor why!

Gh naval officers, thumbs up!

bigtt76:
They should re-allocate the PVCs to states where people never get naaa

. I no even get,I dey look for pvc.I just tire for my country. Even as a national,I know get pvc but foreigners get am pass.

blackchild09:
even tho I don't know you but RIP to you..

do you school in france?

I hate anything "FG". I hate GEJ and I hate GMB. All of them na "escrow". They are all "coupe decale"!

mukina2:
Second Match group B

Tunisia Vs Cape Verde
Time: 8pm

so what is the scoreline between zam vs dr congo? This 2015 nations cup update is very boring on nairaland.

baybeeboi:
ryt from CTV Ottawa

I dey watch mine for CCTV China.

Read this news in the morning. Felt sadness within me when they were executed. Another sad part is they said they have one-third of the prisoners on execution are foreigners which they plan to execute later this year. And I know the nigerian nationals must make up the one-third. I wish the indo+ govt can be lenient on this subject matter.

baybeeboi:
wow! That should be 2moro den
tanx Budd,rili cldnt tink of missin out

certainly not amigo! I will be flying the green white green tomorrow. Where wud u b watching the match?

baybeeboi:
please when is Nigeria Match?

Jan 19,2015 Ghana vs Nigeria. That match na cracker !

I see algeria winning this cup of nations 2015 but my heart would be for Ghana and cote d'ivoire if any team wins.

What time is the match here in 9ja and which team is playing?

This story na big fat lie, even ghana get their own version of india vs ghana ,where india pounded them with many goals..... Just like ours.

Who is she? Her does not ring bells here.

IbokUtoroh:
afta defeating us they won d cup bah?
mumu

yes! Buzu

sambos994:
And that was what, 6 years ago? The fact of the matter is that the elephants should have a better team with the calibre of players they have NOW. They haven't been living up to expectation.

and what are we? We rise n fall, fall n rise. Tune on your dstv, multitv ,watch other african stations, they are saying nigeria won last cup of nations by luck. If the nigerian team is so strong ,why can't they qualify for cup of nation, last 2 worldcup, we were not there. Abeg, we dey F up for our football. We really dey F up.

rafhell:
grab snake by the tail and throw it at lion.
break branches to fight those crocs and jump inside water .

I have heard and seen a man fight a lion(let's look at a case of the Masai of kenya) but never have I seen a man fight a crocodile inside a river.(The only time I saw this was a young boy in a supposed "ong bak movie" who used a knife to stab the crodile). To me, I stand a better chance confronting a lion than 2 crocs. That snake, na minor.

funkiebully:
I urge apc e-rats to go and listen to prophet Fela's songs especially beast of no nation and army arrangement.

U will know who buhari is, enough of this deception.

Buhari is a bastard.

gba! O boi, fela kill that track. It is not just buhari but the nigerian system been a failure, not just the nigerian system, the african system been a failure. Not just the african system but we black killed ourselves long ago.

Have you heard "ITT by fela" another mad track.

This OP must have a white blood flowing in him. Go to asia and look for a bride there.

blemon44:
But Nigeria first eleven defeated that your elephants a year a ago

when the super eagles were the underdogs

ignorance is what is killing you. That same elephant defeated S.eagles 2 nations cup back.

sambos994:
Yea, because they won the last time they played us, right?

If they're as good as you say they are, then they should've beaten our local team 4-0 or 5-0. The fact that they won by a goal that was produced from a misplaced pass, means that they have ALOT of work to do.

the last time we won but they fought to the last end. Look, my point is,the ivorian team wud take on any team any day anytime. Whether your team is dream team or fifa 11

blemon44:
falcons




but i'm proud of the team that played cote d'Ivoire cos its not the first eleven
many of them are just making their super eagles debut and almost all of them
are home based players

nonsense. your best eleven team would struggle with the elephants. The elephants are capable in playing the world eleven. I just love the elephants.

All the same , I am a winner. 9ja in my heart, Yopugon in my mind. I love the African West. I see uniqueness in our blood.

Ghana ! My beloved country.

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