A Disappointing Draw

A Disappointing Draw

A Disappointing Draw

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By Dominic Vieira, writing from Portugal

The Group G clash between Drogba’s Ivory Coast and Ronaldo’s Portugal failed to live up to its hype and anticipation, in fact it was an incredibly boring goalless draw. The game was seen as one of the most entertaining matches of the group stages. Unfortunately, many fans will be extremely disappointed and frustrated with the quality of the game, especially Portugal’s performance. This is not World Cup football.

The match kicked off with a huge Ivory Coast set-back, their leader Dider Drogba was sat on the bench and was clearly missed. The intensity and emotion at kick off was powerful, both sides were confident and competing for the opening goal. Portugal created the danger first, in the 10th minute Cristiano Ronaldo from outside of the box blasted the ball against the post. Boubacar was lucky not to suffer a goal as he was caught out of position. This early chance promised us an exhilarating football match, but the climax was soon shattered. That was Portugal’s most dangerous chance throughout the match and they never truly threatened Ivory Coast’s goal again.

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