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Remontada Netherlands vs Greece in UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League·Round 3 Thu 1/10·21:45
Greece
2-2 FT
Netherlands
  • Ioannidis23'
  • Masouras45+2'
  • van Dijk59'
  • Reijnders89'
Stadio Toumbas26,538 spectatorsReferee: M. Guida
Big comeback
Difficulty
80

Netherlands trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

  1. 45+2'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 89'Equaliser

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 45+2 to the final whistle: Netherlands had 14 shots (4 on target), Greece only 2.

Changes by coach Xavi

Reijnders came on for Til (46') and scored, Lang came on for R. van Bommel (46'), Gravenberch came on for Timber (46').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 69% of fans backed Netherlands 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 goals0153045607590HT23'45+2'59'89'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 70'Substitution 78'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadNetherlands goal Greece goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Netherlands chances, below: Greece. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
NetherlandsGreece04590

Match story

  1. 23'

    Ioannidis opened the scoring for Greece, assisted by Masouras, putting Greece ahead 1-0.

  2. 45+2'

    Masouras extended the lead for Greece, assisted by Ioannidis, putting Greece ahead 2-0.

  3. 59'

    van Dijk pulled one back for Netherlands, assisted by Veerman, Greece still lead 2-1.

  4. 89'

    Reijnders equalised for Netherlands, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

GreeceNetherlands
29%Possession71%
0.92Chance quality (xG)1.04
8Shots19
4On target5
2Big chances2
6Corners8
248Passes617

Top players

1
IoannidisGreece · Centre Forward
8.1
2
ReijndersNetherlands · Central Midfield
8.1
3
van DijkNetherlands · Centre Back
7.8
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Greece 17%Draw 14%Netherlands 69%
from 16,810 votes

Line-ups

Netherlands4-2-3-1
5.6 Tzolakis 6.7 Tsimikas 6.6 Retsos 7.6 Mavropanos 6.4 Saliakas 6.4 Tzolis 6.1 Androutsos 6.6 Kourbelis 6.1 Karetsas 8.1 Ioannidis 6.2 Pavlidis 6.0 Verbruggen 6.2 Van De Ven 7.8 van Dijk 6.6 Timber 5.9 Dumfries 6.4 Timber 7.5 Veerman 5.6 R. van Bommel 6.7 Til 6.8 Summerville 6.6 Meerdink
Greece4-4-2
Greece coach: I. Jovanovic Netherlands coach: Xavi

Match events

GreeceNetherlands
  1. MasourasSubstitution · for Tzolis
    18'
  2. IoannidisGoal · assist: Masouras
    23'
  3. LangSubstitution · for R. van Bommel
    46'
  4. ReijndersSubstitution · for Til
    46'
  5. GravenberchSubstitution · for Timber
    46'
  6. MasourasGoal · assist: Ioannidis
    45+2'
  7. van DijkGoal · assist: Veerman
    59'
  8. DumfriesVAR
    66'
  9. TzolakisYellow card
    67'
  10. ZirkzeeSubstitution · for Meerdink
    70'
  11. ZafeirisSubstitution · for Pavlidis
    71'
  12. TettehSubstitution · for Ioannidis
    71'
  13. LangYellow card
    76'
  14. SaliakasYellow card
    76'
  15. Gjivai ZechelSubstitution · for Timber
    78'
  16. MichailidisSubstitution · for Karetsas
    83'
  17. DouvikasSubstitution · for Androutsos
    83'
  18. ReijndersGoal
    89'