Olyroos flop out of Olympic tournament against Ivory Coast

SALOMON Kalou has finally put Aussie Football fans and the Olyroos out of their misery by scoring the only goal of the game last night against a poor Graham Arnold side.

Ivory Coast secured second spot with this 1-0 win against Australia and now cruise into the quarter-final stage of the Olympic tournament.

Chelsea player Kalou, who plays in the English Premier League with Chelsea, powered his shot into the top right corner in the 80th-minute after recieving a cross from the Ivory Coast captain, Gervinho

Arnold decided to start with strikers Mark Bridge and Nikita Rukavytsya but they couldn’t capitalise on their chances during an active first-half.

Matt Simon was drafted into the team for the injured Archie Thompson who was sent back to Melbourne and was subbed on late in the game.

A dissapointing tournament allround from the Green & Gold which stemmed from the uninspiring sqaud selections of Graham Arnold.