The Elephants kept up the pressure, though a warning sign of the Nigerian danger should have been forthcoming when Aide Ideye’s close-range headers was well saved by Barry.
Yaya Toure was put straight through and looked certain to score, but the excellent Vincent Enyeama was equal to the task.
Ivory Coast through everything forward and had a number of chances, but just could not get the ball into the back of the net as the Eagles held on for a famous win. Attached with video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuQI0PE21_A[/youtube]
Read also:
http://en.africatopsports.com/2013/02/03/afcon-2013-special-image-of-the-day-ivory-coast-fans-video