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Remontada Ireland vs Hungary in UEFA WC Qualification

UEFA WC Qualification·Round 10 Sun 16/11·16:00
Hungary
2-3 FT
Ireland
  • Lukács3'
  • Varga37'
  • T. Parrott15' (pen), 80', 90+6'
Puskás Aréna59,411 spectatorsReferee: Espen Eskås
Big remontada
Difficulty
67

Ireland trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 37'Trailed by one goal
  2. 80'Equaliser
  3. 90+6'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 37: Ireland had 7 shots to 13 for Hungary, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Hallgrimsson

Manning came on for J. O'Brien (46'), Idah came on for Ogbene (53'), F. Ebosele came on for Coleman (60').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 21% of fans backed Ireland to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT3'15'37'80'90+6'Substitution 46'Substitution 53'Substitution 60'Substitution 60'Substitution 80'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadIreland goal Hungary goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Ireland chances, below: Hungary. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
IrelandHungary04590

Match story

  1. 3'

    Lukács opened the scoring for Hungary, assisted by Szoboszlai, putting Hungary ahead 1-0.

  2. 15'

    T. Parrott equalised for Ireland from the penalty spot, to make it 1-1.

  3. 37'

    Varga put Hungary back in front, assisted by Kerkez, putting Hungary ahead 2-1.

  4. 80'

    T. Parrott equalised for Ireland, assisted by Azaz, to make it 2-2.

  5. 90+6'

    T. Parrott completed the turnaround for Ireland, assisted by L. Scales, putting Ireland ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

HungaryIreland
53%Possession47%
1.62Chance quality (xG)1.68
18Shots10
7On target5
2Big chances5
8Corners2
394Passes351

Top players

1
T. ParrottIreland · Centre Forward
9.5
2
SzoboszlaiHungary · Attacking Midfield
8.8
3
KerkezHungary · Left Back
8.3
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Hungary 62%Draw 17%Ireland 21%
from 10,380 votes

Line-ups

Ireland3-4-2-1
5.4 Dibusz 8.3 Kerkez 5.2 Szalai 7.0 Orban 6.3 Nego 8.8 Szoboszlai 6.9 Schafer 7.8 Lukács 7.1 Tóth 7.3 Sallai 7.6 Varga 6.3 Kelleher 6.0 O'Shea 7.0 Collins 6.2 J. O'Brien 7.2 L. Scales 6.4 Molumby 6.1 Cullen 6.5 Coleman 7.7 Azaz 7.0 Ogbene 9.53 T. Parrott
Hungary4-2-3-1
Hungary coach: M. Rossi Ireland coach: Hallgrimsson

Match events

HungaryIreland
  1. LukácsGoal · assist: Szoboszlai
    3'
  2. T. ParrottPenalty goal
    15'
  3. VargaGoal · assist: Kerkez
    37'
  4. ManningSubstitution · for J. O'Brien
    46'
  5. SzalaiYellow card
    45+2'
  6. IdahSubstitution · for Ogbene
    53'
  7. F. EboseleSubstitution · for Coleman
    60'
  8. KennySubstitution · for Molumby
    60'
  9. C. StylesSubstitution · for Lukács
    63'
  10. B. ÖtvösSubstitution · for Schafer
    63'
  11. L. ScalesYellow card
    68'
  12. B. BollaSubstitution · for Tóth
    76'
  13. CullenYellow card
    77'
  14. TaylorSubstitution · for Cullen
    80'
  15. T. ParrottGoal · assist: Azaz
    80'
  16. F. EboseleYellow card
    89'
  17. MosciSubstitution · for Nego
    90+3'
  18. RedzicSubstitution · for Sallai
    90+3'
  19. VargaYellow card
    90+4'
  20. T. ParrottGoal · assist: L. Scales
    90+6'
  21. T. ParrottYellow card
    90+7'