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In the final Group C match, the Ivory Coast national team, after a fierce battle, managed to bounce back from a two-goal deficit and secured a victory against the Serbian and Montenegrin footballers in the second half. By the way, the Africans also finished the match with ten players.
Munich Allianz Arena, 66,000 spectators Referee - Marco Rodriguez (Mexico) Ivory Coast 3 - 2 Serbia and Montenegro 10' [0 - 1] Nikola Zigic 20' [0 - 2] Saša Ilic 37' [1 - 2] Aruna Dindane (from a penalty kick) 67' [2 - 2] Aruna Dindane 85' [3 - 2] Bonaventure Kalou (from a penalty kick)
Match started with a significant criticism due to these being the debut as a separate country in the championship for Serbia and Montenegro, which marks their last tournament, as Montenegro and Serbia have separated from each other, and so far still share the same national football federation.
The Balkan footballers could have turned all of Africa's hopes for victory into ashes already in the first half of the game.
Statistics of the match Ivory Coast - Serbia and Montenegro Ball possession 74.1% - 25.9% Goals 3 - 2 Shots on goal 32 - 8 Shots on target 9 - 3 Shots off target 14 - 3 Blocked shots 9 - 2 Corner kicks 9 - 1 Fouls committed 15 - 22 Offsides 7 - 1 Yellow cards 2 - 3 Red cards 1 - 1 Successful tackles 13 - 19 Successful tackles accuracy 61.5% - 68.4% Pass accuracy 87.3% - 70.7% Total passes 537 - 188'
