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Remontada Gambia vs Ghana

Historic remontadaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification · Tue 29/9

Gambia trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

Ghana2-4Gambia
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT27'33'37'42'68'90+1'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by 2 goals in minute 33Winner in minute 68

Why they came back

Changes by coach J. McKinstry

Colley came on for Sanyang (59') and scored.

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 8% of fans backed Gambia to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT27'33'37'42'68'90+1'Substitution 59'Substitution 74'Substitution 74'Substitution 80'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadGambia goal Ghana goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

  1. 27'

    Nuamah opened the scoring for Ghana from the penalty spot, putting Ghana ahead 1-0.

  2. 33'

    Afena-Gyan extended the lead for Ghana, putting Ghana ahead 2-0.

  3. 37'

    M. Badamosi pulled one back for Gambia from the penalty spot, Ghana still lead 2-1.

  4. 42'

    Colley equalised for Gambia, assisted by Bojang, to make it 2-2.

  5. 68'

    Colley completed the turnaround for Gambia, putting Gambia ahead 3-2.

  6. 90+1'

    Colley extended the lead for Gambia, assisted by Sanyang, putting Gambia ahead 4-2.

The match in numbers

GhanaGambia
74%Possession26%
13Shots8
4On target5
11Corners2

Fan predictions before kick-off

Ghana 77%Draw 15%Gambia 8%
from 3,873 votes

Gambia's record after falling behind

1times came back from behind
1ended in a win
3points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
0times led and lost it