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16 Jun 2006A blast from Bakary
Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (C-on ground) and teammate Dutch defender Andre Ooijer (C-jumping) look back at the ball after a goal was scored by Ivorian forward Bakary Kone (not pictured) in their opening round Group C World Cup football match at Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, 16 June 2006. The Netherlands were leading 2-1 at half-time. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU
Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar can only look on after Bakary Kone's smash hit the top corner for the Ivory Coast.
Desperate Drogba
Dutch defender Joris Mathijsen (R) clashes with Ivorian forward Didier Drogba (L) in their opening round Group C World Cup football match at Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, 16 June 2006. The Netherlands were leading 2-1 during the second half. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE
Didier Drogba was in the spotlight as the Ivory Coast desperately needed a result against the Netherlands.
Life line
Ivorian forward Bakary Kone celebrates after scoring his country's first goal against the Netherlands in their opening round Group C World Cup football match at Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, 16 June 2006. The Netherlands were leading 2-1 at half-time. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT
Bakary Kone grabbed a life line for the Ivory Coast Friday when he pulled the scores back to 2-1, but Holland held on for the win which will send the Africans out of the World Cup.