But it was difficult for Ivory Coast to overcome Tanzania on Sunday in Dar es Salam in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The Elephants can say thank you to Yaya Touré, who scored twice for a 4-2 victory.
Picked up cold from the 2nd minute of play by a goal from Kiemba, Côte d’Ivoire quickly returned to the mark through Lacina Traoré on a beautiful pass from Yaya Touré. The Manchester City player even gives his team the advantage with a magnificent free cut. But facing the very lively and efficient Taifas Stars, the Elephants’ defensive errors were quickly exploited. Ulimwengu took advantage of good work from Samatta on the left side to catapult the ball into the Copa Barry net. 2-2 at the break.
Back from the locker room, Yaya Touré once again scored a penalty after a foul on Gervinho. Despite repeated attacks by the Tanzanians, Ivory Coast held firm. And at the end of the game, Bony came on and added one last goal. Final score 4-2.
Ivory Coast with 13 points is guaranteed to compete in the last round of qualifying for the World Cup. Morocco, winner of Gambia on Saturday 2-0, will not return, nor Tanzania, which has 6 points.
