Date: 10-06-2006
Stage: first round
Place: HAMBURG
Running time: 113 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Crespo vs. Drogba
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 10 June 2006, 21:00
AOL Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 49,480
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 20°C
ARGENTINA
Roberto Abbondanzieri
Nicolás Burdisso
Roberto Ayala
Javier Mascherano
Gabriel Heinze
Esteban Cambiasso
Román Riquelme
Maxi Rodriguez
Juan Pablo Sorin (c)
Hernan Crespo
Javier Saviola
Coach: José Pékerman (ARG)
41′ Javier Saviola
49′ Gabriel Heinze
81′ Lucho Gonzalez
64′ ↓Hernan Crespo ↑Rodrigo Palacio
76′ ↓Javier Saviola ↑Lucho Gonzalez
90′ ↓Román Riquelme ↑Pablo Aimar
IVORY COAST
Jean-Jacques Tizié
Arthur Boka
Abdoulaye Méité
Didier Zokora
Emmanuel Eboué
Kolo Touré
Kanga Akalé
Yaya Touré
Didier Drogba (c)
Bonaventure Kalou
Abdulkader Keïta
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA)
61′ Emmanuel Eboué
90′ Didier Drogba
56′ ↓Bonaventure Kalou ↑Aruna Dindane
62′ ↓Kanga Akalé ↑Bakari Koné
77′ ↓Abdulkader Keïta ↑Arouna Koné
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
Goals:
24′ Hernan Crespo ARG
38′ Javier Saviola ARG
82′ Didier Drogba CIV
Match overview
Argentina secured a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast in Hamburg’s opening match of Group C. Crespo opened the scoring, Saviola doubled the lead, but Drogba pulled one back late in a game noted for early controversy over a Crespo disallowed goal.
Trivia
Despite controversy, Javier Saviola was awarded Man of the Match. Coach José Pékerman, an Argentine of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, led Argentina through their fifth World Cup appearance under his tenure. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
