RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Curacao vs Costa Rica in CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League·Round 1 Fri 25/9·05:00
Costa Rica
3-4 FT
Curacao
  • Sinclair3'
  • Mora23', 45+1'
  • Gorre62', 78'
  • Chong66'
  • Paulina82'
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa AymáReferee: M. Escobar
Historic remontada
Difficulty
100

Curacao trailed by 3 goals, then came back to win

  1. 45+1'Trailed by 3 goals
  2. 78'Equaliser
  3. 82'Winner

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

Changes by coach Advocaat

Gorre came on for Margaritha (57') and scored, Chong came on for Martha (57') and scored, Paulina came on for Locadia (58') and scored.

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Curacao came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 20% of fans backed Curacao to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Curacao's point of view
Ahead by 3 goalsAhead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goalsBehind by 3 goals0153045607590HT3'23'45+1'62'66'78'82'Substitution 57'Substitution 57'Substitution 58'Substitution 90+1'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadCuracao goal Costa Rica goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

Every goal and what it changed
  1. 3'

    Sinclair opened the scoring for Costa Rica, assisted by Galo, putting Costa Rica ahead 1-0.

  2. 23'

    Mora extended the lead for Costa Rica, putting Costa Rica ahead 2-0.

  3. 45+1'

    Mora extended the lead for Costa Rica, putting Costa Rica ahead 3-0.

  4. 62'

    Gorre pulled one back for Curacao, assisted by Paulina, Costa Rica still lead 3-1.

  5. 66'

    Chong pulled one back for Curacao, assisted by Paulina, Costa Rica still lead 3-2.

  6. 78'

    Gorre equalised for Curacao, to make it 3-3.

  7. 82'

    Paulina completed the turnaround for Curacao, assisted by Bacuna, putting Curacao ahead 4-3.

The match in numbers

Costa RicaCuracao
38%Possession62%
10Shots12
4On target5
0Big chances0
0Corners2
290Passes470

Top players

1
GorreCuracao · Left Forward
8.6
2
PaulinaCuracao · Centre Forward
8.5
3
MoraCosta Rica · Right Midfield
8.0
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Costa Rica 68%Draw 12%Curacao 20%
from 4,119 votes

Line-ups

Curacao3-5-2
5.0 A. Madrid 5.8 Araya 5.8 Calvo 5.9 Mitchell 5.8 Barahona 6.5 Acuña 6.1 Alcocer 5.7 Méndez 6.5 Galo 8.02 Mora 7.2 Sinclair 5.4 Room 6.2 Floranus 6.2 Obispo 6.1 Gaari 6.0 Margaritha 6.2 Comenencia 5.8 Bacuna 6.0 Martha 6.2 Sambo 6.7 Bacuna 6.2 Locadia
Costa Rica4-1-4-1
Costa Rica coach: Batista Curacao coach: Advocaat

Match events

Costa RicaCuracao
  1. SinclairGoal · assist: Galo
    3'
  2. MoraGoal
    23'
  3. MéndezYellow card
    44'
  4. MoraGoal
    45+1'
  5. GorreSubstitution · for Margaritha
    57'
  6. ChongSubstitution · for Martha
    57'
  7. TaylorSubstitution · for Sinclair
    58'
  8. PaulinaSubstitution · for Locadia
    58'
  9. MichelSubstitution · for Alcocer
    59'
  10. GorreGoal · assist: Paulina
    62'
  11. ChongGoal · assist: Paulina
    66'
  12. MurilloSubstitution · for Galo
    77'
  13. GorreGoal
    78'
  14. PaulinaGoal · assist: Bacuna
    82'
  15. PaulinaYellow card
    83'
  16. RodriguezSubstitution · for Barahona
    86'
  17. BacunaYellow card
    90'
  18. SourenSubstitution · for Bacuna
    90+1'