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Remontada Croatia vs Montenegro

Big remontadaUEFA WC Qualification · Mon 17/11

Croatia trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

Montenegro2-3Croatia
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT3'17'37'72'87'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by 2 goals in minute 17Winner in minute 87

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

Croatia's record after falling behind

2times came back from behind
2ended in a win
6points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
2times led and lost it

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