Ivory Coast won their first ever World Cup game last night as they defeated Serbia & Montenegro 3-2.
Serbia were 2-0 up after 20 minutes, Nikola Zigic rounding Boubacar Barry for the first and Sasa Ilic punishing Cyril Domoraud's poor miscontrol.
Aruna Dindane then scored a twice-taken penalty before Albert Nadj was sent off at the end of the first-half.
Dindane's header made it 2-2, before Bonaventure Kalou scored a second penalty, though Ivory Coast ended up with 10 men after Domoraud's dismissal.
The win was Ivory Coast's first in the World Cup finals, delighting the 66,000 crowd at Munich's Allianz Arena.
It was also the first time a team had come back from two goals down to win a match in the competition since West Germany's 3-2 victory over England in 1970.
Serbia & Montenegro coach Ilija Petkovic was unhappy with Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez after the match.
Petkovic said: "By awarding two penalties against us he allowed Ivory Coast to dominate the game.
"The referee did what he had to do but he should ask himself several questions about the way he handled the match."
Petkovic was more gracious in his praise of the Ivorians.
"Ivory Coast played an outstanding match. They were unfortunate, with more luck they could have come second. Ivory Coast were superior to us."
After Serbia were humiliated 6-0 by Argentina in their second Group C game, Petkovic announced he would step down after the World Cup.
Serbia's coach had described the Argentina defeat as "a debacle".
Serbia were 2-0 up after 20 minutes, Nikola Zigic rounding Boubacar Barry for the first and Sasa Ilic punishing Cyril Domoraud's poor miscontrol.
Aruna Dindane then scored a twice-taken penalty before Albert Nadj was sent off at the end of the first-half.
Dindane's header made it 2-2, before Bonaventure Kalou scored a second penalty, though Ivory Coast ended up with 10 men after Domoraud's dismissal.
The win was Ivory Coast's first in the World Cup finals, delighting the 66,000 crowd at Munich's Allianz Arena.
It was also the first time a team had come back from two goals down to win a match in the competition since West Germany's 3-2 victory over England in 1970.
Serbia & Montenegro coach Ilija Petkovic was unhappy with Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez after the match.
Petkovic said: "By awarding two penalties against us he allowed Ivory Coast to dominate the game.
"The referee did what he had to do but he should ask himself several questions about the way he handled the match."
Petkovic was more gracious in his praise of the Ivorians.
"Ivory Coast played an outstanding match. They were unfortunate, with more luck they could have come second. Ivory Coast were superior to us."
After Serbia were humiliated 6-0 by Argentina in their second Group C game, Petkovic announced he would step down after the World Cup.
Serbia's coach had described the Argentina defeat as "a debacle".
