Ivory Coast beats Israel 4-3 in friendly
Both teams use match, watched by 2,000 people at the Stade de Geneve, to prepare for continental qualifying games next month
Arsenal's main offseason signing set up powerful right-foot strikes by Yaya Toure in the 44th minute and Didier Konan Ya in first-half stoppage time.
Substitute Moussa Kone made it 3-0 in the 69th connecting with Max Gradel's cross.
Israel substitute Itay Shechter broke clear to pull one back in the 76th. Three minutes later, another Israeli substitute Maor Melikson's deflected shot deceived Ivorian goalkeeper Boubacar Barry.
Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba converted an 81st-minute penalty to restore his side's two-goal lead, before Melikson's penalty in the 87th completed the scoring.
Both teams used the match, watched by 2,000 people at the Stade de Geneve, to prepare for continental qualifying matches next month.
Ivory Coast, which has already booked its place at the 2012 African Cup of Nations co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, travels to Rwanda on the weekend of September 2-4.
Israel trails Greece by one point in their 2012 European Championship pool, and hosts the group leader on September 2.
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