Can 2010 : Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Ghana ( video)

Black Stars blown away by 10-man Elephants

Gervinho, Siaka Chico Tiene and Didier Drogba were on target as tournament favourites Ivory Coast secured their first victory of the African Nations Cup with a 3-1 win over Ghana in Cabinda.

Gervinho finished off a fluid counter-attacking move after 23 minutes to give Ivory Coast the lead, but they were reduced to 10 men after 55 minutes when Emmanuel Eboue was shown a straight red card for a reckless two-footed tackle.

Matthew Amoah struck a post as Ghana came close to an equaliser before Tiene netted a stunning left-footed free-kick after 66 minutes and Didier Drogba headed in a 90th-minute third.

Asamoah Gyan converted a penalty with the last kick of the game, but it was not enough to prevent the Elephants from progressing to the quarter-finals.

Ghana must beat Burkina Faso next Tuesday to join Ivory Coast in the last eight.

The Black Stars were playing in their first game of the contest after their scheduled opening fixture did not take place following Togo's withdrawal from the competition in the wake of last week's terrorist attack on the team bus.

And they looked lethargic throughout and were cut apart as Ivory Coast turned defence into attack to take the lead.

The Elephants successfully defended a corner and burst forward at pace.

Yaya Toure threaded the ball through to Salomon Kalou on the right and the Chelsea forward centred for Gervinho to tap in.

A fantastic effort from Kwadwo Asamoah almost brought Ghana level.

He received the ball with his back to goal 20 yards out, but turned and unleashed a fierce left-footed shot which appeared destined for the top corner until Barry Boubacar Copa palmed the ball clear.

Michael Essien, who began the match on the bench after recent hamstring struggle, was introduced at half-time and Ghana's chances increased when Eboue was dismissed for a senseless two-footed lunge on Agyemang Opoku, who was deep in his own half.

Ghana immediately went on the attack and Amoah pounced on a loose ball just inside the penalty area, striking a left-foot volley which hit the base of the post.

But Ivory Coast soon doubled their lead when Tiene hit a free-kick from wide on the right which curled into the top corner.

Drogba headed in a third at the back post after persistent play and a pin-point cross from substitute Abdulkader Keita, before a soft penalty was awarded in stoppage time and Gyan sent Boubacar Copa the wrong way.

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Angola 2 - 0 Malawi : Hosts in pole position

Hosts Angola atoned for throwing away a four-goal lead against Mali in their opening game by beating Malawi 2-0 on Thursday to move top of Group A in the African Nations Cup.

Two quick goals early in the second half from strikers Flavio and Manucho settled the contest.Flavio scored his third of the tournament in the 48th minute while Manucho followed six minutes later with an opportunistic effort.Flavio scored with a trademark header at the end of a storming run and cross from left back Mabina.Manucho's strong physical presence proved vital as he stripped Malawi captain Peter Mponda of the ball on the edge of the Malawi penalty area and cracked home a powerful shot to make it 2-0.Angola, who conceded four late goals to draw 4-4 with Mali on Sunday, head the group by a point from Algeria and Malawi and look well placed to take first place and stay in the capital for next week's quarter-finals.The hosts, with a hard running approach, set out quickly to overwhelm their Malawian opponents, who enjoyed a surprise 3-0 win over Algeria in their first group game on Monday.But only Djalma and Manucho had chances in the first half, thwarted by a lack of accuracy and a save by Malawi goalkeeper Swadick Sanudi.A cheeky back heel almost saw Malawi go into the lead in the 41st minute but Victor Nyirenda's audacious effort was saved.Angola's success will be tempered by concern over injury to key players Gilberto and Flavio, who both had to leave the game.There were no late jitters this time as Angola comfortably held on their lead.Their next game is against Algeria in Luanda on Monday.

Mali 0 - 1 Algeria : Algeria stay in the hunt

Algeria kept their hopes of progress in the African Nations Cup alive as they edged past Mali in Cidadela .
England's World Cup opponents had lost 3-0 to Malawi in their opening Group A encounter but Rafik Halliche's header saw them bounce back in style.

For Mali, there was to be no repeat of the heroics that saw them come from 4-0 down to earn a 4-4 draw with Angola in the tournament opener as they turned in a poor performance.
Mali enjoyed an early period of pressure and Mustapha Yatabare's second-minute free-kick caused problems in the Algerian defence but Mahamadou Diarra was unable to find a team-mate with his pull-back after beating Algeria keeper Faouzi Chaouchi to the loose ball.
But the Desert Foxes hit back and Karim Ziani's swerving, dipping cross almost caught out Soumaila Diakite in the Mali goal as it struck the top of the crossbar.
Yatabare went close at the other end as his long-range strike flew into the side netting.
Despite those early chances, the game was blighted by poor midfield play from both teams, with neither side capable of keeping possession long enough to create any genuine chances.
Abdelkader Ghezzal headed wide for Algeria after Hassan Yebda's threatening cross while Mali's best hope of a goal stemmed from the confusion that Yatabare's free-kicks caused their opponents.
Mali defender Bakary Soumare was then booked for an ill-timed challenge on Yacine Bezzaz and from the resulting set-piece Algeria took a 43rd-minute lead.
Ziani's curling delivery allowed defender Halliche to steal in between three defenders and beat the indecisive Diakite.
Conceding so close to the break saw Mali start the second half with more urgency about their play and Seydou Keita forced a fingertip save from Chaouchi from a tight angle, although he really should have pulled the ball back to one of his three team-mates in the box.
Yebda then tried his luck from long range for Algeria, forcing Diakite to scramble across his goal as the ball ran wide.
Eagles coach Stephen Keshi sent on Sevilla forward Fredi Kanoute as they sought an equaliser but it proved in vain as Algeria's defence, superbly marshalled by Halliche and Madjid Bougherra, dealt with everything that was thrown at them.
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