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Remontada Gambia vs Ghana in Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification·Round 2 Tue 29/9·19:00
Ghana
2-4 FT
Gambia
  • Nuamah27' (pen)
  • Afena-Gyan33'
  • M. Badamosi37' (pen)
  • Colley42', 68', 90+1'
Accra Sports StadiumReferee: M. Kechaf
Historic remontada
Difficulty
92

Gambia trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 33'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 42'Equaliser
  3. 68'Winner

Why they came back

Changes by coach J. McKinstry

Colley came on for Sanyang (59') and scored.

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 8% of fans backed Gambia to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT27'33'37'42'68'90+1'Substitution 59'Substitution 74'Substitution 74'Substitution 80'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadGambia goal Ghana goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

  1. 27'

    Nuamah opened the scoring for Ghana from the penalty spot, putting Ghana ahead 1-0.

  2. 33'

    Afena-Gyan extended the lead for Ghana, putting Ghana ahead 2-0.

  3. 37'

    M. Badamosi pulled one back for Gambia from the penalty spot, Ghana still lead 2-1.

  4. 42'

    Colley equalised for Gambia, assisted by Bojang, to make it 2-2.

  5. 68'

    Colley completed the turnaround for Gambia, putting Gambia ahead 3-2.

  6. 90+1'

    Colley extended the lead for Gambia, assisted by Sanyang, putting Gambia ahead 4-2.

The match in numbers

GhanaGambia
74%Possession26%
13Shots8
4On target5
11Corners2

Fan predictions before kick-off

Ghana 77%Draw 15%Gambia 8%
from 3,873 votes

Line-ups

Gambia5-4-1
Fatawu Asare Thomas-Asante Yirenkyi Nuamah Afena-Gyan Mensah Opoku Adjetey Oppong Sibo A. Barry Saine Gaye Sanyang Adams I. Touray Ceesay M. Badamosi 3 Colley Camara Bojang
Ghana4-3-2-1
Ghana coach: Queiroz Gambia coach: J. McKinstry

Match events

GhanaGambia
  1. NuamahPenalty goal
    27'
  2. Afena-GyanGoal
    33'
  3. OppongYellow card
    36'
  4. BojangYellow card
    36'
  5. M. BadamosiPenalty goal
    37'
  6. ColleyGoal · assist: Bojang
    42'
  7. TettehSubstitution · for Thomas-Asante
    46'
  8. I. SulemanaSubstitution · for Sibo
    46'
  9. ColleySubstitution · for Sanyang
    59'
  10. TettehYellow card
    64'
  11. AdamsYellow card
    64'
  12. ColleyGoal
    68'
  13. ColleyYellow card
    69'
  14. BoakyeSubstitution · for Oppong
    74'
  15. DrammehSubstitution · for A. Barry
    74'
  16. SanyangSubstitution · for Camara
    74'
  17. BojangSubstitution · for M. Badamosi
    80'
  18. BaahSubstitution · for Nuamah
    85'
  19. ColleyGoal · assist: Sanyang
    90+1'