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Remontada Ivory Coast vs Gabon in Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations·Round 3 Wed 31/12·21:00
Gabon
2-3 FT
Ivory Coast
  • Kanga11'
  • Bouanga21'
  • Krasso44'
  • Guessand84'
  • B. Toure90+1'
Stade de MarrakechReferee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan
Historic remontada
Difficulty
91

Ivory Coast trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 21'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 84'Equaliser
  3. 90+1'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 21 to the final whistle: Ivory Coast had 18 shots (5 on target), Gabon only 7.

Changes by coach Fae

Guessand came on for Zaha (68') and scored, B. Toure came on for Kessié (68') and scored, Diallo came on for Diakite (76').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 70% of fans backed Ivory Coast 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 goals0153045607590HT11'21'44'84'90+1'Substitution 68'Substitution 68'Substitution 76'Substitution 76'Substitution 82'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadIvory Coast goal Gabon goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Ivory Coast chances, below: Gabon. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 11'

    Kanga opened the scoring for Gabon, putting Gabon ahead 1-0.

  2. 21'

    Bouanga extended the lead for Gabon, putting Gabon ahead 2-0.

  3. 44'

    Krasso pulled one back for Ivory Coast, assisted by Zaha, Gabon still lead 2-1.

  4. 84'

    Guessand equalised for Ivory Coast, assisted by Opéri, to make it 2-2.

  5. 90+1'

    B. Toure completed the turnaround for Ivory Coast, assisted by Opéri, putting Ivory Coast ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

GabonIvory Coast
33%Possession67%
0.87Chance quality (xG)1.84
9Shots21
3On target5
2Big chances2
2Corners8
292Passes570

Top players

1
KangaGabon · Central Midfield
8.1
2
OpériIvory Coast · Left Back
8.0
3
GuessandIvory Coast · Right Forward
7.7
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Gabon 16%Draw 14%Ivory Coast 70%
from 12,500 votes

Line-ups

Ivory Coast4-3-3
5.6 Bekale 6.1 J. Ekomié 6.1 Onfia 6.2 Moussounda 6.4 Oyono 6.5 Lemina 6.5 Ndong 7.0 Averlant 8.1 Kanga 7.0 Poko 7.5 Bouanga 4.4 Lafont 8.0 Opéri 6.6 Agbadou 6.8 Diomande 6.0 A. Zohouri 6.6 Christ Oulai 6.3 Seri 6.9 Kessié 7.2 Zaha 7.6 Krasso 6.6 Diakite
Gabon4-2-3-1
Gabon coach: T. Mouyouma Ivory Coast coach: Fae

Match events

GabonIvory Coast
  1. KangaGoal
    11'
  2. NdongYellow card
    16'
  3. BouangaGoal
    21'
  4. KrassoGoal · assist: Zaha
    44'
  5. C. LoufilouSubstitution · for Ndong
    46'
  6. BouangaYellow card
    45+2'
  7. DiakiteYellow card
    54'
  8. GuessandSubstitution · for Zaha
    68'
  9. B. ToureSubstitution · for Kessié
    68'
  10. DialloSubstitution · for Diakite
    76'
  11. DouéSubstitution · for A. Zohouri
    76'
  12. R. OpendaSubstitution · for Onfia
    78'
  13. J. Do MarcolinoSubstitution · for Oyono
    78'
  14. Y. DiomandeSubstitution · for Krasso
    82'
  15. S. NzeSubstitution · for Averlant
    84'
  16. GuessandGoal · assist: Opéri
    84'
  17. B. ToureGoal · assist: Opéri
    90+1'
  18. EvounaSubstitution · for Bouanga
    90+3'