Elephants tamed - Ivory Coast 2-3 Algeria (AET)

Tournament favourites Ivory Coast
Devoured like hot beans on toast

Ivorian backline shy of the ball
In this astonishing quarter final

Kalou and Matmour led to huge bated breath
Until Kader Keita struck at the death

Sufficient to take the Elephants through?
Last gasp and Bougherra’s legend grew

Game of heart wrenching, nail biting sweat
Fuming Ivorians had it in the net

Koule Toure saw red and lost control
Ruled out with an ‘offside goal’

Terrible Elephants defending in big trouble
Bouzza poached another from the rubble

With Hameur’s full use of his cnemis
It was enough to send the foxes to the semis

24.01.10

Number 7
(c) Emdad Rahman
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