Match 3 Scoresheet

The World Cup has shifted into high gear this week as Match 3 plays out for all teams in all groups.

Yikes! Four games a day! The staffers here at Balls on Fire barely have enough time to watch all these games, let alone keep you continously updated with our pithy yet insightful recaps. (Not to mention some games--*cough* U.S., Ghana *cough*--that need no more commentary whatsoever.)

So, in a rare move born of economy of time and word, here are the scores and scorers for the rest of this week's games.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Ivory Coast 3, Serbia & Montenegro 2

Goal scorers:

Nikola Zigic (10'), Serbia & Montenegro (0-1)
Sasa Ilic (20'), Serbia & Montenegro (0-2)
Aruna Dindane (pen 37'), Ivory Coast (1-2)
Dindane (67'), Ivory Coast (2-2)
Bonaventure Kalou (pen 86'), Ivory Coast (3-2)

Netherlands 0, Argentina 0

Goal scorers:

none

Iran 1, Angola 1

Goal scorers:

Amado Flavio (60'), Angola (1-0)
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (76'), Iran (1-1)

Portugal 2, Mexico 1

Goal scorers:

Nuno Maniche (6'), Portugal (1-0)
Sabrosa Simao (pen 24'), Portugal (2-0)
Francisco Fonseca (29'), Mexico (2-1)
Omar Bravo (pen miss 58'), Mexico (2-1)

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Italy 2, Czech Republic 0

Goal scorers:

Marco Materazzi (26'), Italy (1-0)
Filippo Inzaghi (87'), Italy (2-0)

Ghana 2, United States 1

Goal scorers:

Haminu Draman (22'), Ghana (1-0)
Clinton Dempsey (43'), United States (1-1)
Stephen Appiah (pen 45'), Ghana (2-1)

Croatia 2, Australia 2

Goal scorers:

Darijo Srna (3'), Croatia (1-0)
Craig Moore (pen 39'), Australia (1-1)
Nico Kovac (56'), Croatia (2-1)
Harry Kewell (79'), Australia (2-2)

Brazil 4, Japan 1

Goal scorers:

Keiji Tamada (33'), Japan (0-1)
Ronaldo (45'), Brazil (1-1)
Pernambucano Juninho (53'), Brazil (2-1)
Gilberto (59'), Brazil (3-1)
Ronaldo (81'), Brazil (4-1)

Friday, June 23, 2006

Switzerland 2, South Korea 0

Goal scorers:

Philippe Senderos (23'), Switzerland (1-0)
Alexander Frei (77'), Switzerland (2-0)

France 2, Togo 0

Goal scorers:

Patrick Vieira (55'), France (1-0)
Thierry Henry (61'), France (2-0)

Saudi Arabia 0, Spain 1

Goal scorers:

Gutierrez Juanito (36'), Spain (1-0)

Ukraine 1, Tunisia 0

Goal scorers:

Andriy Shevchenko (pen 71'), Ukraine (1-0)