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Veikkausliiga

Remontada Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki

Historic remontadaVeikkausliiga · Sun 23/8

Gnistan trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

HJK Helsinki2-3Gnistan
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT23'45+2'68'83'89'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by 2 goals in minute 45+2Winner in minute 89

Why they came back

Changes by coach J. Leppalahti

Atarah came on for Europaeus (46') and assisted, Pérez came on for Eremenko (76') and scored, Latonen came on for S. Ylätupa (60').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 11% of fans backed Gnistan to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT23'45+2'68'83'89'Substitution 35'Substitution 46'Substitution 60'Substitution 76'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadGnistan goal HJK Helsinki goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

  1. 23'

    Sa.nt.e.r opened the scoring for HJK Helsinki, putting HJK Helsinki ahead 1-0.

  2. 45+2'

    V. Tikkanen extended the lead for HJK Helsinki, assisted by Montano, putting HJK Helsinki ahead 2-0.

  3. 68'

    A. Akinyemi pulled one back for Gnistan, assisted by Atarah, HJK Helsinki still lead 2-1.

  4. 83'

    A. Akinyemi equalised for Gnistan, assisted by Milovanov, to make it 2-2.

  5. 89'

    Pérez completed the turnaround for Gnistan, putting Gnistan ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

HJK HelsinkiGnistan
65%Possession35%
11Shots15
5On target7
2Big chances3
1Corners7
567Passes284

Top players

1
A. AkinyemiGnistan · Centre Forward
8.3
2
PérezGnistan · Left Forward
7.8
3
AtarahGnistan · Centre Forward
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

HJK 67%Draw 22%Gnistan 11%
from 238 votes

Gnistan's record after falling behind

2times came back from behind
2ended in a win
6points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
1times led and lost it

Every Gnistan comeback this season

Big remontadaVeikkausliiga · Mon 17/8

Gnistan trailed by one goal, then came back to win

Gnistan3-2Ilves
Behind by one goal in minute 41Winner in minute 81

Turned against Gnistan

ComebackVeikkausliiga · Fri 7/8

SJK Seinajoki trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

SJK Seinajoki2-2Gnistan
Behind by one goal in minute 11Equaliser in minute 79

Upcoming Gnistan matches

Thu 29/10 · 20:00KuPS-GnistanVeikkausliigaMon 2/11 · 18:00Inter Turku-GnistanVeikkausliigaSun 8/11 · 15:00Gnistan-Vaasa PSVeikkausliiga