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00:00Let's take a look at our starting 11s first for Ivory Coast.
00:02An Ivory Coast team brings an exciting blend of defensive discipline and attacking flair.
00:07The two center backs of Agbadou and Singo, they will be the anchors on their back line.
00:12The midfield trio is the heart of this team, Kessier in particular.
00:15He's their captain, most experienced player.
00:17More often than not, he will be the one that will drive forward and join the attack.
00:21But it's the energy up top in those wide areas.
00:24Diamande, Pepe, their ability to take on 1v1 and be explosive in the final third
00:29is going to be necessary against a stingy Ecuadorian team.
00:33As for Ecuador, they are known for their relentless high-pressing style of play.
00:37Incaffier and Pacho are the defensive stalwarts.
00:41Moises Caicedo in front of them, one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.
00:45Him and Vite are the engines of this team.
00:47But up top, Intervalencio, Ecuador's all-time leading goal scorer with 49 goals.
00:52His veteran presence and lethal finishing ability could be the difference in this game.
00:56Four, three, two, one.
01:03Anyway, in Philadelphia.
01:05Played all the way back by Valencia.
01:06To this goalkeeper, Hernán Galindez.
01:09They're hot coming in.
01:1219 games unbeaten.
01:14Settle there.
01:16Push to the back.
01:17Where's this Caicedo?
01:18No shot, but wide.
01:20A really good start for Ecuador.
01:22And one of the things under Sebastian Beccasese say is that they were known to be stingy.
01:26They're going to keep possession, work the ball around, try to overload the wide areas.
01:31Positive start right now.
01:33I think it's not even in this game.
01:34All defense so far.
01:37Even it's their first game of this World Cup as here comes in Caupier.
01:41Caupier, low ball in front, sitting there.
01:45The quick shot, and it's over the bar.
01:49Your best goal scorer missed on what is for him normally an easy chance.
01:55He at first gets the better of this chance with the slip defensively.
02:00There's Incappier once again.
02:01The little combination play that allows him to be able to get this ball off.
02:04But then there's the slip, and then Valencia just trying to do a little bit too much.
02:09Tries to take it back across to give himself a little bit of a better angle.
02:12It's just difficult to keep the PSG arsenal.
02:16Minda to the middle.
02:18It's crowded.
02:19That sea of orange brings him up.
02:21But with the dynamism of this Iverquist attack, here they go again.
02:25Ecuador got it back from the outside.
02:27The shot is iron wide.
02:29Well, that's the defense from Ecuador.
02:31As soon as they lose the ball, they're going to try to turn teams over higher up in their
02:34own half, the ball back, and then it gives them a good look on frame.
02:39He's trying to get a little bit of a better angle on his left foot.
02:42Iverbella, again, much like we saw with Valencia, just can't get that one down.
02:47Good pace, spin on it, but just can't drop in time to that upper corner.
02:50It's around him at all times, covered behind as well.
02:54Kessier to the left side.
02:56Attacks wide.
02:59A good look from that far side, tough angle.
03:03It was Torre, who claims deflection.
03:07I don't know what I was talking about.
03:08Just go quick enough that you don't allow for Ecuador to get set defensively.
03:13It's great positioning from Kessier to be able to get in that position, then to be able
03:17to find the outside area.
03:19The first-time look from Torre.
03:21My goodness.
03:22There is a little bit of a touch there at the end, it looks like, from Galindas.
03:27To Diomondi on the right.
03:30Towards goal, Diomondi, stepping it through.
03:33Stopped.
03:35Nothing much on the shot in the end after all that good ball movement.
03:40Roy might have done better with that.
03:42Well, when they go quick, it's really difficult to defend.
03:45And there's a previous chance.
03:47A little slipped run, slipped ball in behind.
03:50Well, you just can't make great contact with it.
03:53It's always a tough angle.
03:54Without pressure on the ball.
03:57Sends it long and gives it away.
04:01Lolo fights to get it back, and they win it!
04:03A chance to the outside, and it burns off the crossbar!
04:07It was that close.
04:12Lolo fights to the outside, and it was coming close, realistically, on three opportunities
04:25in the first half.
04:26Nothing to show yet!
04:27And the fires, and that's why they get nothing now.
04:32And that should be the hydration break.
04:36That is what is happening here in Philadelphia.
04:4067,000 on the hand, watching this.
04:42Coming to the rules by Kai Havertz in that game.
04:45Kaisado, oh, he just got love it!
04:49That's got to be more, I was going to say, than a warning.
04:52He gets a yellow.
04:54Rafaela will protest, but...
04:58We haven't called Kaisado's name a ton for Ecuador,
05:01because they haven't had a long...
05:02He has the ability, much like we talked about the SEA for Ivory Coast,
05:06the ability to get this team ticking.
05:08There's the tough challenge.
05:11Seiko Pofana just comes right through, and you can see the frustration.
05:18Minda...
05:19Crossing!
05:20Far side!
05:21Grabbed in goal by Pofana.
05:23Just seconds before, and now...
05:24And now...
05:25Here we go again.
05:26Off the turnover, laid off!
05:28Looking for the chances, Ecuador's Plata, he comes back.
05:33Kaisado, didn't pull the trigger, Plata, sliding in for Minda!
05:38Off the cross ball again!
05:40Second time in this opening half!
05:42This time it's Minda!
05:44They do such a good job of overloading the midfield, but look at this ball, in behind!
05:48A little darting run, and then Yeboah, the right decision to come across it,
05:53take it with his right foot, just unfortunate to get just underneath it!
05:56A great look here from the ref cam!
05:58Slipped in ball, difficult to defend, because everybody's tracking back!
06:02It's up!
06:02It's up!
06:03He lost him!
06:04Diamande!
06:05Into the middle, and Chad's down blocked!
06:10Torres after on the far side, that was the best opportunity, really, Ivory Koskas had.
06:15Well, every single time Ivory Koskas hits Diamande on this right-hand side, he cannot be stopped.
06:20You look at the positioning of Incafe, he is just chasing, has no coverage.
06:24That's the position that we were talking about coming into this game.
06:26If Ecuador pushes up, they leave themselves exposed, in behind, in Capier.
06:32Diamande, 1v1.
06:33His ability to take players on, picks out the right pass,
06:36but defensively, well done for Ecuador inside the six-room.
06:40Vite upfield.
06:42He's kicked away from him, and he's down.
06:46And another yellow card has been issued.
06:50Let's get out of here, little boy!
06:52That's the one, Cassier.
06:53Get out of here, baby!
07:00And the one that's driving through the midfield.
07:05Unnecessary for Cassier to come through the back of Incafe.
07:10Vite initiate driving forward.
07:13Looks to find Incafe.
07:14And that's a position that's caused a little bit of problem since he's been inverting,
07:17shifting into those central areas in Capier.
07:22Minda.
07:25Trying to tuck it inside.
07:27Oh!
07:28That's a little bit more than shoulder to shoulder.
07:32Vite just needs to be careful.
07:34They're caught on a late challenge just moments ago as well.
07:38This time Valencia coming over to get himself in the game in those central areas.
07:44Good opportunity early on, but outside that he's had to drift to try to find the game a bit.
07:48That time Due just comes right through him.
07:50He catches the top of his foot.
07:53Guardless sets up a really dangerous area for Ecuador to be able to whip this ball in.
07:58He's going to feet right now for Ivory Coast.
08:00And that's exactly what Ecuador want.
08:02Here's the long ball.
08:05Left cross is denied by Belindes.
08:09Pepe was screaming for the ball.
08:11Yeah, Pepe was saying he had the...
08:13To Due.
08:14Diamande's still an option.
08:15Receives there.
08:19The 19-year-old doubled up.
08:22That doesn't bother him.
08:23Endline cutting it back, and it's deflected out for a corner.
08:27Well done by Diamande.
08:28Yeah, much better.
08:29Just gets faced up.
08:30Even though he's always going to win that race.
08:32Just a little change of pace.
08:34There's the last attempt.
08:35The ball played in behind.
08:36You can see everybody tracking back.
08:38But Pepe just needed to provide a little bit of a better angle.
08:42He'll switch up his run.
08:43A little cut back at the last second.
08:45But Diamande needs to be getting himself in these positions more often.
08:4830-plus yards away.
08:50Switch to the right.
08:52Pepe.
08:54Two ways.
08:55Cross.
08:57Over the bar.
09:01A little post threatening here.
09:04Through with stoppage time.
09:06I don't see him just trying to get something on ahead.
09:08Push forward.
09:09Put himself there.
09:10Just a last second.
09:13Impulative bicycle kick.
09:15I love it.
09:16Why not?
09:16Not in a great position.
09:17He would have been gone.
09:18He would have been gone.
09:18Down that left side.
09:20Speaking of gone.
09:21Incapier.
09:22Drives one in.
09:23And a bounce.
09:24Two or two.
09:25Lost with the head.
09:27Fofana has help.
09:28Flooring the attack into the box.
09:30Played back out.
09:32Quick shot taken is wide.
09:33High and wide.
09:35That's Diamande.
09:36First time we've really seen him in the middle.
09:38Oh, they can go so quick.
09:39As soon as they win this ball.
09:41There's the verticality that we are talking about.
09:43Seiko Fofana coming out of the midfield.
09:45We're dragging a couple defenders.
09:46That opens up the space for Diamande.
09:48Just drifts off.
09:49To create a little bit of a better aim.
09:51And they're taking off.
09:52Four.
09:53Make it five.
09:53Now in the attack rivalry.
09:55Close.
09:55They get a six.
09:56Forward and five.
09:57Oh!
09:57The crossbar!
10:05Touré was flying through.
10:07Well, that's three crossbars that have been hit.
10:10There's a hundred more goals.
10:11We do, too.
10:12But it's a crossbar.
10:13Well, just look at the movement from Juan.
10:15He just does such a good job.
10:16Initially stays wide.
10:17And then at the last second cuts across.
10:19Gets in front of his defender.
10:21Just so unfortunate.
10:23You can see the frustration.
10:24Cannot believe his luck.
10:26Recover it.
10:27Off a bad touch.
10:29John Yamoa.
10:30Thinking about it.
10:31Lays it off instead.
10:34Runners in the box.
10:35Play the cross.
10:36And it doesn't get on goal.
10:39He's going on in a good position.
10:41To make sure that he gets in a better position.
10:44Vite who appeals for a handball.
10:46The strike is wide, though.
10:48Vite's been good.
10:49At times, just dropping back.
10:51Hoping to get on the end of it on that far post.
10:53We are going to see our first set of this game.
10:56Angulo is going to be coming in for Ecuador.
11:02Minda's number is up.
11:06That's going to be the change.
11:08Nielsen Angulo.
11:09His first World Cup appearance.
11:14For Minda.
11:15And a couple of changes here for Ivory Coast as well.
11:21First subs.
11:23Not even at the hour mark yet.
11:26Rani is coming out.
11:28The engines.
11:30Ball play forward.
11:32It is for Final.
11:33Lying it off.
11:34Into the box.
11:35Cleared away.
11:36In the air.
11:38From distance.
11:40Cleared.
11:43Diamande.
11:45Trying to split two.
11:47Almost in.
11:48Now he still might.
11:49And he's shot it too high.
11:52He wants that one back.
11:54But it's excellent work.
11:55Just showing his ability to take on one, two players through them.
11:59And maybe a little bit of a fortunate touch.
12:00But still, wrongs fits these two defenders.
12:02Look at a little change of pace.
12:04A third one's coming over.
12:05but that last second just gets underneath it swiping through it and it's that end product
12:11if there's any sort of ahmed holding there switching it wide for diamante
12:19it'll settle a touch tracking that ball diamante fun to watch plays it across
12:28not fun to watch if you're rooting for ecuador you immediately saw franco saying somebody come
12:32over and help he drops off and then you get the help coming down from incafier there's some orange
12:40ivory coast supporters and what everyone agrees is a home game for ecuador here in philadelphia
12:48they'll go at the short corner it's for fana edge of the box gets his own pass
12:53sending it through that could have been tricky well done from galindo's would be considered a routine
12:59save but a number of bodies in front of him the last second sees it john yoboa's number is up
13:05so he'll
13:05be coming out we'll see about the other change
13:11it's franco
13:15so that'll be three subs out of five in two windows that have been used
13:22for ecuador well that's not surprising they bring was the other way and just given the
13:27the fact that the monday's really got himself
13:30conan early cross into the middle
13:35rebound came out and was lost it's a goal
13:38okay well immediately since presciano's come on typically a right right back but he can play
13:44as a ringback as well so he will get forward but he has been immense and getting this crowd engaged
13:55you can hear the ecuador crowd chanting for their team so many chances in this game but nothing to show
14:05every close break it up quickly boney got knocked down and this is going to be a card
14:10that's my card as well just do whatever you can just to deny the break
14:16for ability to get to this ball first feels the pressure coming on
14:22this is the last second though
14:26rosa who's come on but intervalencia is their their leader the team captain
14:30for boney well he has a runner open in the middle but it's back for him sangare coming in from
14:38nottingham forest and priest you know there's gonna be two changes made
14:48surprisingly let's see it's gonna be sickle for fun that's not a surprise he's on the yellow card
14:55nicholas pepe so lori ivery coast has energized their squad fresh legs coming in see what they can do
15:06gary actually thought maybe he was going to start this game in place of seco fofana
15:10but it'll be a straight swap sitting next to jesse
15:1878th minute still looking for the game's first goal four crossbars have been hit today that's the big story
15:24plus this fantastic crowd in philadelphia tempers look like they're going to get short but it's good sportsmanship in the
15:34end
15:34ecuador substitution or don't yes tries to go down the wing but seattle kept it in play but it's cca
15:43who was fouled it was more smart substitutions at the exact right time for ecuador in terms of just
15:51slowing things down regaining just to see some of this possession because the majority of this first half
15:57up or second half up into the hydration break it was all ivory whistles again and the buoy
16:08diamante going strong diamante slipping it through knocked away at the last moment wow that was close
16:17last ditch defending but my goodness how about diamante every single time he takes him out as soon as you
16:23think he's going to be dispossessed still keeps going keeps his balance able to shift his hips last
16:28second right here he's just poor defending though for ecuador everybody's diving in gets into a dangerous
16:32position the last second coming across rodonez makes a huge the tackle there just a toe poke it away
16:39keep it out of danger and not allow for ivory coast to get a good look because he's still down
16:44here we have an injured player so that's going to mean he goes out for a minute trying to see
16:52through
16:52the maze of as long as it's enforced angulo left sideline trying to sell that i thought and he did
17:05it's a good drive from angulo and it feels like there's no need for this instance you've got three
17:10players around him just tracking back to a in the last second there's no need to put arms on him
17:14just keep him running to the inline look at the at least two players around because he is dropping
17:19back from the midfield position as well they've got it covered no need to foul in that instance
17:24ball driven in
17:30it was a great opportunity wasn't deflected it's a corner
17:40look at the amount of orange players around him really difficult because if you're a ivory
17:47coast defender you're not really wanting to commit
17:50looks like this one group f action with sweet playing tunisia that game is in monterey
17:55mexico that's coming up right after our match on fs1 we are going to see another change
18:03cousineau will come into the game
18:06subspider we have 10 seconds everybody's scrambling to get back
18:08the sea of orange on the attack played in the middle the shot take it and they've scored
18:13primary coast is on the board it's samad who came through
18:25so
18:52Stunning well this is what it's all about the player stepping up at the right moment
18:57substitutes changing the course of this game's in and it's just in the right position but it's all about this
19:04run initially just that big touch right there at the last second to be able to break away from his
19:09defender but then the positioning of Ahmad just to keep himself out of it initially the back line for Ecuador
19:15had dropped back that opens up the space for him and then he just allows it to come across his
19:20body knows he doesn't have to hit it too much this is something that we've been talking about just the
19:24decision making keeping your shots on
19:27frame while Ahmad does just that inside the foot side pass it to the back of the net to give
19:33Ivory Coast the lead
19:35he had the game winning goal in their last big match before this World Cup against France
19:42game winner for him there this looks like a game winner here
19:47corner
19:48corner
19:49head be coast looking for more maybe don't have to here's a quick shot
19:53he's a stop by Galindez
19:55this is the jimper that we've been asked
19:57street right now is in jeopardy
19:59passiano's cross
20:01and that's going well
20:03time on the scoreboard both against Ecuador at the moment
20:08Rodonia has the crowd beckoning him to go forward they know there's not much left in this
20:17He played it over to Angulo, now into the box area.
20:21Laid off. Tapped in.
20:25Two corners went down as that ball went out.
20:28No harm, no foul.
20:30Referee indicated corner goal.
20:33This might be it after this corner's taken.
20:36Oh, so fun to say, and that has to be time.
20:51It looks to be the last opportunity, the ability to give themselves the best chance possible.
21:07Caicedo has taken the last few of these.
21:11This could be it.
21:15Caicedo. Headed up. Straight up by Rodriguez.
21:19Will he get another or not? Nope.
21:24The referee has said, that's it.
21:26I thought he was listening to something, though, in the end.
21:31And now he's given the signal that it's officially over.
21:34So, Ivory Coast comes away with a win on Ahmad's goal.
21:42It is.
21:43It is.
21:43It is.
21:43So, you can, you can sayGoC invece come outside.
21:43You can go outside and weirdly.
21:43You, be he's agreed to the main road.
21:43It is.retey.
21:43OK. You
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