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Remontada Kosovo vs Slovakia in UEFA WC Qualification

UEFA WC Qualification Thu 26/3·21:45
Slovakia
3-4 FT
Kosovo
  • Valjent6'
  • Haraslín45'
  • Strelec90+4'
  • V. Hodža21'
  • F. Asllani47'
  • Muslija60'
  • Hajrizi72'
Štadión Tehelné pole20,113 spectatorsReferee: Espen Eskås
Big remontada
Difficulty
67

Kosovo trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 45'Trailed by one goal
  2. 47'Equaliser
  3. 60'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 45: Kosovo had 5 shots to 13 for Slovakia, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 20% of fans backed Kosovo to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT6'21'45'60'72'90+4'Substitution 73'Substitution 90'Substitution 90'Substitution 90'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadKosovo goal Slovakia goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Kosovo chances, below: Slovakia. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
KosovoSlovakia04590

Match story

  1. 6'

    Valjent opened the scoring for Slovakia, assisted by Haraslín, putting Slovakia ahead 1-0.

  2. 21'

    V. Hodža equalised for Kosovo, assisted by Vojvoda, to make it 1-1.

  3. 45'

    Haraslín put Slovakia back in front, putting Slovakia ahead 2-1.

  4. 47'

    F. Asllani equalised for Kosovo, assisted by Vojvoda, to make it 2-2.

  5. 60'

    Muslija completed the turnaround for Kosovo, putting Kosovo ahead 3-2.

  6. 72'

    Hajrizi extended the lead for Kosovo, putting Kosovo ahead 4-2.

  7. 90+4'

    Strelec pulled one back for Slovakia, assisted by Hancko, Kosovo still lead 4-3.

The match in numbers

SlovakiaKosovo
57%Possession43%
1.61Chance quality (xG)1.1
20Shots9
8On target5
2Big chances2
7Corners3
441Passes324

Top players

1
HaraslínSlovakia · Left Forward
9.0
2
HanckoSlovakia · Centre Back
8.1
3
VojvodaKosovo · Right Back
8.0
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Slovakia 65%Draw 15%Kosovo 20%
from 14,924 votes

Line-ups

Kosovo5-3-2
5.2 Dubravka 6.3 Obert 6.4 Vavro 7.3 Valjent 8.1 Hancko 7.0 Duda 6.5 Lobotka 6.1 Bero 9.0 Haraslín 6.7 Sauer 7.5 Strelec 5.0 Muric 6.1 A. Hajdari 7.4 Hajrizi 6.3 Dellova 5.3 Gallapeni 8.0 Vojvoda 7.4 Muslija 6.5 Rexhbecaj 6.5 V. Hodža 7.1 Muriqi 7.2 F. Asllani
Slovakia3-4-2-1
Slovakia coach: F. Calzona Kosovo coach: Foda

Match events

SlovakiaKosovo
  1. ValjentGoal · assist: Haraslín
    6'
  2. HajriziYellow card
    14'
  3. V. HodžaGoal · assist: Vojvoda
    21'
  4. DellovaYellow card
    25'
  5. SuslovSubstitution · for Sauer
    45'
  6. HaraslínGoal
    45'
  7. F. AsllaniGoal · assist: Vojvoda
    47'
  8. V. HodžaYellow card
    51'
  9. MuslijaGoal
    60'
  10. HajriziGoal
    72'
  11. ZabërgjaSubstitution · for F. Asllani
    73'
  12. TuptaSubstitution · for Haraslín
    83'
  13. BénesSubstitution · for Duda
    83'
  14. VavroYellow card
    89'
  15. MrazSubstitution · for Bero
    90'
  16. HadergjonajSubstitution · for Muslija
    90'
  17. Rrahmani A.Substitution · for Muriqi
    90'
  18. L. EmërllahuSubstitution · for V. Hodža
    90'
  19. StrelecGoal · assist: Hancko
    90+4'
  20. ValjentYellow card
    90+5'