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European Qualifiers

Remontada Ireland vs Hungary

Big remontadaUEFA WC Qualification · Sun 16/11

Ireland trailed by one goal, then came back to win

Hungary2-3Ireland
Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT3'15'37'80'90+6'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by one goal in minute 37Winner in minute 90+6

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 37: Ireland had 7 shots to 13 for Hungary, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Hallgrimsson

Manning came on for J. O'Brien (46'), Idah came on for Ogbene (53'), F. Ebosele came on for Coleman (60').

The last 15 minutes

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

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 21% of fans backed Ireland to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT3'15'37'80'90+6'Substitution 46'Substitution 53'Substitution 60'Substitution 60'Substitution 80'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadIreland goal Hungary goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Ireland chances, below: Hungary. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 3'

    Lukács opened the scoring for Hungary, assisted by Szoboszlai, putting Hungary ahead 1-0.

  2. 15'

    T. Parrott equalised for Ireland from the penalty spot, to make it 1-1.

  3. 37'

    Varga put Hungary back in front, assisted by Kerkez, putting Hungary ahead 2-1.

  4. 80'

    T. Parrott equalised for Ireland, assisted by Azaz, to make it 2-2.

  5. 90+6'

    T. Parrott completed the turnaround for Ireland, assisted by L. Scales, putting Ireland ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

HungaryIreland
53%Possession47%
1.62Chance quality (xG)1.68
18Shots10
7On target5
2Big chances5
8Corners2
394Passes351

Top players

1
T. ParrottIreland · Centre Forward
9.5
2
SzoboszlaiHungary · Attacking Midfield
8.8
3
KerkezHungary · Left Back
8.3
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Hungary 62%Draw 17%Ireland 21%
from 10,380 votes

Ireland's record after falling behind

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

Turned against Ireland

Big comebackUEFA Nations League · Thu 1/10

Austria trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

Ireland2-2Austria
Behind by 2 goals in minute 45+1Equaliser in minute 77

Upcoming Ireland matches

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