00:05and they're sure to get the crowd going as well
00:11express themselves it's Cote d'Ivoire who get us underway then in their usual
00:18all orange kicking from left to right in the first here the black stars have garner in their
00:22preferred strip of all white as well classic colors for a classic encounter here
00:35oh ball forward looking for Asante garner to midfield
00:40now coming forwards again
00:45good play
00:50first corner of the game then for Cote d'Ivoire
00:58it's been a while since there's been a goal between these two sides
01:01interrupted
01:04preparation for this game for garner
01:07d'Ivoire cuts inside two goes past the third tries to play a one two there
01:11the ball breaks on that far side though for Konak, Konak puts the ball in
01:18keeping the ball moving in midfield
01:22patience will be key for Cote d'Ivoire they don't want to get in
01:24patient here now Diamandak gets past what drives into the air it has the shot into the side
01:30netting
01:33that's what the home fans have come to see
01:38just the turn of base there Kojo up on that no chance
01:47simple drop of the shoulder drop that ball prodded through for Bonsu
01:51on this near side who goes down easily but gets his free kick
01:58smile there from Zogbe
02:1331 year old
02:15but meanwhile another opportunity for Pepe oh just wide of the upright
02:20sloppy at the back from garner
02:27they're starting to rock a bit in the in their own third of the pitch now the black stars
02:39beat the keep cherry here though garner
02:41here's Bonsu
02:43cross half cut out
02:46Bonsu back on the ball again
02:50good
02:53good hustle there from Jarenki
02:58given the responsibility from set piece as well takes that one short to Kesi good run in behind from Pepe
03:02Pepe couldn't quite get his foot round the cross though
03:05tried to pull that one back
03:08Kesi wins the ball a slightly high foot
03:11good run from Sangare eased off the ball
03:17smacked clear by Jarenki
03:20well to track his man from midfield
03:32he's gonna have to go off for a minute here
03:33I think
03:38gone down and
03:40caused a stop in play I believe that's final ball lacking so far
03:44dear man they screaming for the ball over on that far side meanwhile the shot comes in and there is
03:49the opener
03:50and it's Malik Yelkuye
03:55beautifully struck from the edge of the area
04:04and that
04:08first goal
04:10of AFCON qualification for Cody of what
04:13and the first goal between these two sides other than an independent shootout for 13 years
04:23well the Brighton midfielder had a brilliant start for his club and a brilliant start here to this
04:31Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign for his country as well
04:40well we'll see what happened to a certain England midfielder
04:44with the advertising hoardings need to be careful there he's already got one strapping on his wrist
04:49he's picked up the ball had room to turn
04:54the free kick goes into the area too close to the keeper though
04:59an easy take
05:07and the referee brings the first half to a close
05:13and Cote d'Ivoire well they were struggling a little bit after a bright start rather lost their way a
05:19bit midway through that first half
05:21he weren't really putting Garner under a huge amount of pressure but then
05:25Mernik Yelkuye
05:27picking up the ball
05:29no one anywhere near him about 30 yards out
05:33turned
05:34took a few steps forward smashed it into the
05:39Rafferty
05:40Mestafa Gourbal gets it underway for the second half here
05:45here in at Bouakye
05:46so
05:49Ape takes it short, now the ball's swung in, on the header.
05:58Sengare winning the aerial battle, the ball just coming off the top of the head,
06:04didn't quite get the timing right.
06:07Here, helping Kaja Wopong deal with Yandy Amande.
06:13Need to get him into the game a bit at the moment, the attack is rather one-dimensional.
06:19Bonser getting the ball over on that far side.
06:22Fits the cross in, does that get a big deflection?
06:25Well, a little bit of space opens up here.
06:30And that's a penalty.
06:33Yelkuye scored the opener, he's won a penalty, but could be the second as well.
06:38The Garner players, he's actually allowed to do so.
06:40Let's have another look here.
06:45Didn't see much on that camera angle.
06:48Did he maintain contact?
06:51That's it, Lawrence Atizigi.
06:54Doing his best to put him off from his line.
06:58Kesi against Atizigi.
07:01Lovely penalty.
07:03Waited for the keeper to move.
07:05And just blasted it high and central.
07:09And that's surely, as Cote d'Ivoire on their way to three points in their opening game in this qualification
07:16process for 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
07:3216th goal in Ivorian colours for the Atalanta midfielder.
07:38Scored a goal in a losing effort against Germany at the World Cup in the summer.
07:48Nice going through his veins here.
07:50Frank Kesi.
07:52Just waiting for the keeper to move.
07:55I think it was always going to go fairly high and central.
08:01Interesting if the keeper had stayed on his feet, though.
08:04That might have asked a different question of the Ivorian captain.
08:07But as it is, 2-0.
08:08Back starts to get anything out of this one.
08:11Flipped on at the near post.
08:12The offside flag goes up.
08:24Kind of zip to that front line.
08:47A few appearances before they bowed out against Colombia.
08:57It's a free kick going to Ghana.
08:59They try to take it quickly, but the referee...
09:05...wanting to put Christape in.
09:11Poole lumped in towards the area.
09:14All things opening up on that far side.
09:16Poole comes into the back post.
09:18Oh, and it's somehow headed back across.
09:20Goal there.
09:22And eventually into the hands of Fafana.
09:25I think a fan of Guyan there.
09:27Looked like he had a header at an empty goal.
09:30Let's have another look here.
09:31Ball comes in.
09:33Headed back across goal.
09:34Why?
09:36Gambia expect them to do better with the squad they have, though.
09:40Now Garner coming forwards once more.
09:41Three minutes away, Matt, in the area.
09:44Headed away from the edge of the six-yard box, I beg your pardon.
09:47And Fatoui now tries to run at his man and Carlwyn into the far corner.
09:53Like a left-footed Thierry Henry, but gets it all wrong with the shot.
09:57Shins it over the bar for a goal kick.
10:08Be going to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2027.
10:13Early 2027, I should add.
10:20Flicked on.
10:22Byusman Diamand.
10:25Now the referee brings the gate to a close.
10:31The cheers ring out in the stands here.
10:36That's the Ohuakiot Stadium, and it's the host, Cote de Voix.
10:42Let's have taken a deserved three points from their AFCON.
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