Toulon Tournament: Ivory Coast vs. Italy (Your Running Commentary
Good afternoon folks. If you are watching today's Toulon Tournament match between Italy and Ivory Coast, feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play by play in the comments section below. This match features two teams in the United States' group and given the loss today by the Americans, the U.S. team will be hoping for a draw in this match.
And if you are wondering, no, Giuseppe Rossi is not playing for Italy.
Enjoy the match.
Ives Galarcep is an American soccer columnist for ESPNsoccernet.com and creator of SoccerByIves.net.
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0-0 in the 12th, I'm only half paying attention, there is work to do around here and there is a little match at 2:30 I want to be free to watch. But some good flashes of talent on display in the early going.
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Where can I find a list of the starters?
Posted by: Andrew | May 21, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Don't have the full lineups but Giovinco and Pelle are playing for Italy.
Ivory Coast looks pretty tough and I'm not sure the U.S. team will win a game in this tournament.
Posted by: Ives | May 21, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Penalty for Ivory Coast on Italy.
Posted by: Ives | May 21, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Italy gives up a soft penalty, but the keeper is up to the task. Fair is fair, great move but not really a penalty.
0-0 30th
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 12:39 PM
29th minute- PK saved.
Posted by: Ives | May 21, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Ivory coast look good in the middle and up front. Backline have some serious nerves. Italy w/ better play toward the end of the 2nd half and their defense is tremendous (no surprise there).
Posted by: Homey Boehme | May 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Found the rosters:
http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/festival-foot-espoirs/equipes-festival-foot.php?menu=festival
Posted by: Andrew | May 21, 2008 at 01:12 PM
Nice diggin' - go Etats-Unis!!! French is goofy, how do you turn 'Holland' into 'Pays-Bas'?
Still 0-0 in the 52nd, no subs yet. Tight match, decently played.
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Goal Italy, 65th. Not sure what happened, I was on the phone for 2 mins flat, came back, and the goal had happened. Argh.
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Bad positioning by the keeper on an Italy free kick, 2-0 75th.
That shot should never have been a goal.
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Another Italy goal from the #10 Sebastian Giovinco. This one came off of a long free kick. First goal was a nice opportunistic finish by the same player.
Posted by: Nanc | May 21, 2008 at 01:44 PM
Italy putting the clamps down, while still attacking. Great save by the Cd'I keeper stops it from being 3-0.
89th now.
Posted by: eric | May 21, 2008 at 01:55 PM
eric
Pays is lands and bas is low. That is, the Netherlands.
Posted by: Monroe | May 21, 2008 at 04:48 PM