Dar Es Salaam and hosts Tanzania faced off with Cote d'Ivoire. Tanzania struck in the second minute off a long throw-in. The ball was allowed to bounce by the Ivorian defense. Souleymane Bamba in central defense blocked a bicycle kick attempt, but Amri Kiemba tapped in the rebound to put the hosts on top 1-0. The Elephants did not panic at all. Arthur Boka found the ball with time and space up the left flank, so he easily picked out Yaya Toure. Toure spun and was in on goal but opted instead to pass laterally across the goal to Lacina Traore, who tapped in for 1-1. Toure made it 2-1 midway through the half when his short-range free kick bent through the three-man wall to score at the near post. The Taifa Stars pulled level a dozen minutes later. Shomari Kapombe made a dash down the left before lacing a desperation cross from the endline back toward goal. Kiemba flicked it on over the diving Cote d'Ivoire goalkeeper Boubacar Barry, and Thomas Ulimwengu made the uncontested finish when the ball fell to his feet. Cote d'Ivoire drew a penalty late in the half through Gervinho (pictured, orange), which they would convert for a 3-2 halftime advantage.
Both teams had various chances to further add to the score. Tanzania looked likelier to do so, but Jean Jacques Gosso in defense for the Elephants did a great job putting out fire after fire. The final quarter hour was an assault on the Ivorian goal to no avail for the hosts. It took until stoppage time for the match to finally be sealed. Gervinho made a soft lay-off pass across the box to fresh substitute Wilfried Bony, who pushed home for a two-goal edge. Cote d'Ivoire win 4-2 and become the first team to clinch a berth in the CAF Third Round. Tanzania and Morocco have both been eliminated as a result.
Cote d'Ivoire 13 pts IN
Morocco OUT
Tanzania OUT
Gambia OUT
Goals
Cote d'Ivoire
Lacina Traore 13
Yaya Toure 23, 44 PK
Wilfried Bony 90+3
Tanzania
Amri Kiemba 2
Thomas Ulimwengu 35
Match Reports:
http://www.goal.com/en-za/match/82090/tanzania-vs-ivory-coast/report?#
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grrR35rfJKY
Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1g957OK18c&list=PL79m9Jm7_jmAdBjcwvx4Qz9snKynVjJEF
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