MUNICH, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Striker Aruna Dindane scored two and Bonaventure Kalou added a third as Cote d'Ivoire fought back from two goals down to beat Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in their last World Cup Group C game here on Wednesday.

    Dindane, who plays with French side Lens, had already pulled 2-1 through a penalty kick in the 35th minute after the European rivals took a 2-0 lead early in the first half.

    Midfielder Kader Keita stabbed a cross into the area and Dindane, 26, headed in the equalizer. He darted to the corner flag to celebrate scoring his second goal.

    Dindane should have scored the World Cup's first hat-trick in the 86th minute, when the African side earned a second penalty kick as Arthur Boka's corner and his volley was blocked by the hand of Milan Dudic -- the man who gave away the penalty for the first goal.

    Dindane turned down the opportunity to score his third goal in the match and Kalou stepped up to slot home the penalty.

    "I am satisfied with tonight's results, finally we won our first match at the World Cup," said Cote d'Ivoire coach Henri Michel.

    The Frenchman, whose contract with the African country expired after the match, said that Cote d'Ivoire have great potential but the players need to work hard to achieve more.

    "The players have great potential. Unfortunately, we were drawnwith Argentina and the Netherlands in the group. And several good players were not in good shape during the World Cup.

    "If the team can find the right people (coach) with right system, they will have a good future."

    Both teams had already been eliminated from the knockout stage after losing their previous two games against the Netherlands and Argentina.