Frank Kessié put Costa de Marfil in front in Toronto, turning a loose-ball scramble into the opening goal and a 0-1 lead. D. Undav’s later fightback belonged to another phase of the match, but this first strike gave Costa de Marfil the first clean advantage in the game.
Diomande Builds the Move
Diomande started the attack with another strong run down the left side. He drove the play into a dangerous area and sent the ball into the small area, where the sequence broke loose and the defense could not clear it cleanly.
The rebound stayed live in the area. Frank Kessié was first to the loose ball and finished from close range in Toronto, with the move ending at 0-1 and shifting the match from level to Costa de Marfil ahead.
Frank Kessié Takes the Loose Ball
That goal mattered because it was the first score of the match and the opening breakthrough for Costa de Marfil against Alemania in Toronto. Up to that point, Alemania had been level in the contest; after Kessié’s finish, Costa de Marfil held the lead and Alemania had to chase the game.
Kessié was identified as captain in the scoring play, and the finish came after the rebound inside the area rather than from a settled attack. The goal was not a long-range strike or a set-piece routine; it came from a second phase that started with Diomande’s run and ended with Kessié reacting quickest to the loose ball.
Alemania in Toronto
The scoring sequence leaves one clear takeaway for anyone tracking the match state: Costa de Marfil made the first decisive move, and the opening goal came from pressure, a dangerous delivery, and a quick finish to the rebound. For Alemania, the task changed immediately after the 0-1 strike, because the match was no longer even.
Was the goal officially credited to Frank Kessié after the rebound, or did the earlier touch inside the area alter how the finish was recorded? The available play detail points to Kessié as the scorer, and the scoreboard impact was already set at 0-1 in Toronto.
