On June 19, at the stadium in honor of the great Brazilian striker Garrinchi, the match of the second round of Group C at the FIFA World Cup took place. The national teams of Colombia and Cote d'Ivoire met in the capital of Brazil. Both teams won victories in the first matches, so their personal confrontation was very intriguing and important from the point of view of the final distribution of places in Group C.
The game between the national team of Colombia and Cote d'Ivoire began calmly and measuredly. The importance and significance of the match was felt in the actions of both national teams. That is why in the first half the teams did not reveal themselves, and on the field, basically, the struggle reigned. The real battle for the ball took place in all parts of the field, it was very difficult for the creative players of both teams to create chances for goals. However, the Colombians had one very dangerous attack. But the Colombian player from the most advantageous position could not get on target. The Africans tried to attack with an eye on their own goal. The spectators saw several long-range strikes performed by the Ivorians.
The entire first half felt responsibility for the result, which put pressure on the players. Perhaps that is why the first half of the meeting ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, the game became much more fun. First, the Africans were saved by the goal post after one of Colombia's attacks. This was the first wake-up call for the Ivorians.
On the 64th minute, the first ball took place. The South Americans took a corner from the left flank. James Rodriguez responded to the canopy into the penalty area, who sent his head and sent the first ball into the goal of the Africans. The Colombian national team led 1 - 0. After the goal, the audience saw the already traditional interesting dances of South Americans in honor of the goal scored.
On the 70th minute, Colombia got a very quick counterattack, which ended with another goal of the Ivorians. Juan Quintero went to a rendezvous with the African goalkeeper and calmly sent the ball past the goalkeeper into the goal. With the score 2 - 0, many spectators had the feeling that Colombia would calmly bring the match to victory. However, it didn't work out that way.
The intrigue in the meeting was revived by Gervinho, who on 73 minutes made a brilliant solo pass from the flank, crowned with a blow to the near corner. The Ivorians got back one goal, making the score 2 - 1 in favor of the South Americans.
The Africans spent the last minutes in attacks, but failed to score the second goal. The Colombian national team tried to sharply counterattack and even almost scored the third goal. The kick of the South American player from the center of the field was reflected by the goalkeeper. The sly Colombian tried to throw the goalkeeper, but quite a bit was not enough.
The final score of 2 - 1 marks the victory of Colombia and takes the South Americans to a clear first place in Group C after two rounds.
