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Remontada Canada vs Iceland in Friendly International

Friendly International Sat 28/3·19:00
Canada
2-2 FT
Iceland
  • David67' (pen), 75' (pen)
  • O. Oskarsson9', 21'
BMO Field (Toronto)26,328 spectatorsReferee: Jon Freemon
Big comeback
Difficulty
61

Canada trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

  1. 21'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 75'Equaliser

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 21 to the final whistle: Canada had 11 shots (4 on target), Iceland only 3.

Changes by coach J. Marsch

Flores came on for Ahmed (63'), Osorio came on for Choiniere (64'), D. Jebbison came on for Larin (64').

The last 15 minutes

One of Canada's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 69% of fans backed Canada to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT9'21'67'75'Substitution 63'Substitution 64'Substitution 64'Substitution 75'Red card 80'Substitution 86'Substitution 87'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadCanada goal Iceland goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Canada chances, below: Iceland. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
CanadaIceland04590

Match story

  1. 9'

    O. Oskarsson opened the scoring for Iceland, putting Iceland ahead 1-0.

  2. 21'

    O. Oskarsson extended the lead for Iceland, assisted by Ellertsson, putting Iceland ahead 2-0.

  3. 67'

    David pulled one back for Canada from the penalty spot, Iceland still lead 2-1.

  4. 75'

    David equalised for Canada from the penalty spot, to make it 2-2.

  5. 80'

    Red card for Buchanan, leaving Canada with ten men

The match in numbers

CanadaIceland
56%Possession44%
2.33Chance quality (xG)0.68
15Shots4
5On target3
3Big chances1
8Corners1
429Passes338

Top players

1
DavidCanada · Centre Forward
8.1
2
O. OskarssonIceland · Centre Forward
8.0
3
OsorioCanada · Central Midfield
7.2
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Canada 69%Draw 15%Iceland 16%
from 10,110 votes

Line-ups

Iceland4-2-3-1
5.8 Dayne 6.3 Laryea 5.9 Miller 6.7 Joel 6.2 Sigur 6.7 Ahmed 6.5 Choiniere 6.4 Saliba 5.8 Buchanan 6.5 Larin 8.12 David 6.0 E. Olafsson 6.4 Ellertsson 5.5 H. Magnusson 6.6 Ingason 6.2 Pálsson 6.6 Jóhannesson 6.8 Haraldsson 6.6 Hlynsson 6.6 B. Willumsson 6.3 Thorsteinsson 8.02 O. Oskarsson
Canada4-4-2
Canada coach: J. Marsch Iceland coach: A. Gunnlaugsson

Match events

CanadaIceland
  1. O. OskarssonGoal
    9'
  2. O. OskarssonGoal · assist: Ellertsson
    21'
  3. ThorsteinssonYellow card
    35'
  4. FloresSubstitution · for Ahmed
    63'
  5. OsorioSubstitution · for Choiniere
    64'
  6. D. JebbisonSubstitution · for Larin
    64'
  7. DavidPenalty goal
    67'
  8. ThordarsonSubstitution · for O. Oskarsson
    68'
  9. IngasonSubstitution · for Hlynsson
    68'
  10. DerekSubstitution · for Miller
    75'
  11. DavidPenalty goal
    75'
  12. A. BaldurssonSubstitution · for Jóhannesson
    76'
  13. MikaelSubstitution · for Thorsteinsson
    76'
  14. MikaelYellow card
    80'
  15. BuchananRed card
    80'
  16. PrisoSubstitution · for Saliba
    86'
  17. MillarSubstitution · for David
    87'