Semi-Final Time In Toulon
Filed under: 2008 Toulon Tournament, Chile, Ivory Coast
How could you not love this face? The one, the only Maximus Bretos.
The surprise team of the 2008 Toulon Tournament did it again as Marcelo Bielsa’s Chile squad pushed past the Ivory Coast 2-1 to head into the Finals on Thursday against the winner of Italy v Japan.
While it felt like the Ivory Coast was just about to score, Chilean #10 Pedro Morales toe the ball away from Ivory Coast defensive midfielder #7 Coulibaly, snuck a peek and chipped the keeper #1 Okoua from 40 yards out in only the 5th minute.
My favorite player in the tournament, Ivory Coast left back #15 Constant Djakpa whipped a free kick across the 6 yard box, and with all the confusion in front of the net, Chile keeper #1 Toselli could do nothing to stop the ball from going in untouched to level 1-1.
The only mistake the Ivorian back four would make would cost them dearly as Chilean #11 Lorca found space down the left side, got his head up and found #14 Fabian Orellana wide open, completely unmarked at the top of the 6 yard box for an easy tap in for the final 2-1 result.
Unlucky for highly athletic Ivory Coast squad, but full credit to Chile and their ability to deal with the pressure and ultimately finish the few chances they had for a tournament leading 11 goals scored with only 4 conceded.
bretos looks like a bloated alchoholic in this picture, man.
That’s how it happens? How big is that screen, what…16 inches? I pictured a huge dark room with a 50 ft ceiling and several giant screens showing multiple angles and stats, kind of like Mission Control or the sports book at Caesars.
Are those really the monitors you use to call a game from FSC studios? No wonder you guys get mixed up on player names and what is really happening. Ask the bosses to get you some bigger monitors!