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Remontada Croatia vs Montenegro in UEFA WC Qualification

UEFA WC Qualification·Round 10 Mon 17/11·21:45
Montenegro
2-3 FT
Croatia
  • Osmajić3'
  • Krstovic17'
  • Perisic37' (pen)
  • Jakić72'
  • Vlašić87'
Stadion Pod GoricomReferee: Halil Umut Meler
Big remontada
Difficulty
78

Croatia trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 17'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 72'Equaliser
  3. 87'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 17 to the final whistle: Croatia had 14 shots (6 on target), Montenegro only 10.

Changes by coach Z. Dalic

Pongracic came on for Ćaleta-Car (46'), Stanišić came on for Gvardiol (46'), Kramaric came on for Ivanovic (55').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 72% of fans backed Croatia 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 goals0153045607590HT3'17'37'72'87'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 55'Substitution 59'Substitution 78'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadCroatia goal Montenegro goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Croatia chances, below: Montenegro. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
CroatiaMontenegro04590

Match story

  1. 3'

    Osmajić opened the scoring for Montenegro, putting Montenegro ahead 1-0.

  2. 17'

    Krstovic extended the lead for Montenegro, assisted by Jovetic, putting Montenegro ahead 2-0.

  3. 37'

    Perisic pulled one back for Croatia from the penalty spot, Montenegro still lead 2-1.

  4. 72'

    Jakić equalised for Croatia, to make it 2-2.

  5. 87'

    Vlašić completed the turnaround for Croatia, putting Croatia ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

MontenegroCroatia
37%Possession63%
0.9Chance quality (xG)2.89
12Shots17
5On target7
1Big chances3
5Corners3
287Passes487

Top players

1
JakićCroatia · Midfielder
8.1
2
JoveticMontenegro · Secondary striker
8.0
3
PerisicCroatia · Left Forward
8.0
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Montenegro 14%Draw 14%Croatia 72%
from 10,120 votes

Line-ups

Croatia4-2-3-1
5.8 Nikić 6.3 Marusic 4.5 S. Rubežić 6.2 M. Tući 5.8 Vesovic 6.4 Loncar 6.4 Bulatovic 7.2 Jankovic 8.0 Jovetic 7.9 Krstovic 7.0 Osmajić 6.2 Livakovic 6.0 Gvardiol 5.3 Ćaleta-Car 6.6 Šutalo 8.1 Jakić 7.5 Moro 7.3 Pasalic 8.0 Perisic 7.8 Vlašić 6.4 Ivanovic 6.1 Matanovic
Montenegro4-3-1-2
Montenegro coach: Vucinic Croatia coach: Z. Dalic

Match events

MontenegroCroatia
  1. OsmajićGoal
    3'
  2. KrstovicGoal · assist: Jovetic
    17'
  3. PasalicYellow card
    29'
  4. LoncarYellow card
    30'
  5. VucinicYellow card
    31'
  6. S. RubežićYellow card
    36'
  7. PerisicPenalty goal
    37'
  8. PerovićSubstitution · for S. Rubežić
    46'
  9. PongracicSubstitution · for Ćaleta-Car
    46'
  10. StanišićSubstitution · for Gvardiol
    46'
  11. KramaricSubstitution · for Ivanovic
    55'
  12. MusaSubstitution · for Matanovic
    59'
  13. VukoticSubstitution · for Jovetic
    62'
  14. AdzicSubstitution · for Loncar
    62'
  15. OsmajićYellow card
    70'
  16. JakićGoal
    72'
  17. ŠipčićSubstitution · for Vesovic
    77'
  18. M. BrnovicSubstitution · for Bulatovic
    77'
  19. ModricSubstitution · for Perisic
    78'
  20. VlašićGoal
    87'