The Official Football/Soccer Thread: 2017-2018 Season
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marco76:
I´m expecting to see Argentina as a "soccer machine" I´ve been outdated, being in canada doesn´t help when it comes about soccer
Ivory Coast knocked out Cameroon to get to Germany and then finished second to host Egypt in the African Nations Cup. Their back line includes the Arsenal duo of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue. And of course there's Didier Drogba up front. I'm surprised that Aruna Dindane isn't in the starting eleven. He and Drogba are lethal together. I'd expect him to come off the bench if they're behind in the 2nd half. A win by the Africans should not be considered a shock imo. For Argentina, Javier Saviola is starting ahead of the promising Lionel Messi, who's still coming off an injury. This should be an interesting matchup.
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unclesox:
marco76:
I´m expecting to see Argentina as a "soccer machine" I´ve been outdated, being in canada doesn´t help when it comes about soccer
Ivory Coast knocked out Cameroon to get to Germany and then finished second to host Egypt in the African Nations Cup. Their back line includes the Arsenal duo of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue. And of course there's Didier Drogba up front. I'm surprised that Aruna Dindane isn't in the starting eleven. He and Drogba are lethal together. I'd expect him to come off the bench if they're behind in the 2nd half. A win by the Africans should not be considered a shock imo. For Argentina, Javier Saviola is starting ahead of the promising Lionel Messi, who's still coming off an injury. This should be an interesting matchup.
Thanks for the info about Ivory Coast Last night I was watching Fox Sports en español and a deep analizis of the Argentinean team it sounded to me like a "dream team" however, the hosters of the program were from Argentina
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marco76:
Last night I was watching Fox Sports en español and a deep analizis of the Argentinean team it sounded to me like a "dream team" however, the hosters of the program were from Argentina
I need to subscribe to that channel again. I understand very little spanish, but enough to understand what's being talked about. And I like how they focus a lot on the South American teams, especially Argentina. As you mentioned, FoxSportsNoticias is out of Buenos Aires. SkySportsNews gives me what I'm looking for as far as England is concerned.
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Match #5 1st Round - Group C Hamburg - AOL Arena ARGENTINA -v- IVORY COAST [size=1] .................... ![](http://www.3dflags.com/media/icon/classic/a/3dflagsdotcom_argen_2faws.gif[/img] [size=1] ...................................................................... </span>[img]http://www.3dflags.com/media/icon/classic/c/3dflagsdotcom_cotiv_2faws.gif) kickoff: 21:00 referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium) temperature: 23°C / 73°F conditions: Fair
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Vamos Argentinaaaaaaaaa!
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Maradona is in the house as the match kicks off.
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wow sox, i am so impressed by the play by play calling of the games thanks
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audrey:
wow sox, i am so impressed by the play by play calling of the games thanks
Thanks. ops: The kind of coverage you don't get on other message boards, including football/"sawker" ones.
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2' 35yd freekick chipped in, bounces past right post. 3' Akale cross from left headed well high and wide by Drobga from 15yds center 6' Akale shot from distance well wide left 14' Corner from right headed strongly by Ayala, Tizie struggles to hold as ball possibly goes over line. Argentina appeals denied. Replays inconclusive. EDIT: Replay shows ball bounce off post and Tizie juggled to try and grab. Don't think it was in. 15' gone
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. Don't think it was in.
me either
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24' Freekick Riquelme left footed in, scramble results with Crespo bouncing in a right foot goal from 6 yds Argentina 1-0
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28' Saviola chests down and right foots shot from 20 yds near right edge of area wide of far post 29' Dangerous long cross from left bounces through, Abbondanzieri comes out to collect 30' Kalou works great one-two pass, right foot shot from 20yds center wide of right post
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32' Great pass from Kalou to Drobga running into left side off area, Ayala just gets back in time to disrupt Drogba's left foot attempt to knock ball over end line 34' Keita with a great move to free himself down left flank, cross met by Kalou who right side foots shot wide of left post from 15yds 35' Cross from left to far side in area nodded back in by Keita for Drogba to head point blank from 6yds, Abbondanzieri scrambles to hold on 38' Thru pass by Riquelme from left-center finds Saviola breaking offside trap to slot home under Tizie left footed from 15yds Argentina 2-0
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41' Saviola recieves yellow 45' gone 1' injury time remain
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Halftime Argentina 2-0 Ivory Coast 1-0 : Crespo 24' 2-0 : Saviola 38' Very unlucky score for the Africans as I feel they've been the slightly better side Dindane needs to come on the the start of the second half.
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Celebrating the first goal
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2do tiempo comenzo
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48' Saviola nice run across field to set up Rodriguez coming in from right, right foot shot from 15yds well over bar 49' Heinze booked for foul on Drogba (There's one for you Daniel! ) 55' Freekick cross-turned-shot from left curled in by Riqulme right footed, just goes wide of far right post 56' Ivory Coast sub B.Kalou off Dindane on 60' played
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61' Eboue booked for challenge on Saviola 62' Ivory Coast sub Akale off B.Kone on 64' Argentina sub Crespo off Palacio on 70' Drogba recovers after being tripped, right foot shot from 10 yds left side deflected off to right, Keita gains possesion on right and crosses for BKone to shoot high over bar from 12yds right side 72' YToure freekick from 20yds deflected to Drogba who knocks ball right footed just past right post from 8yds left-center 75' played