COMEBACKS

No, this BLOG is not being shut down in case COVID-19 gets a grip.
I hope the numbers of readers for this site will improve, as more of you stay at home and long for some distraction. Here's a taster for this day from last year:
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/air-miles-for-fulham-away-from-cottage.html

It's about great comebacks and I want to thank my Midlands' agent for suggesting this theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBeXT-vNOvs So here are the Spurs v Ajax!

and well the World Cup....quite a good header...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANwZeJasM7M

You won't forget Reading losing to Arsenal 5-7 after being 4-0 up in 2012 but you may not have registered Motherwell 6 Hibernian 6 in 2010 after Hibs were 2-6 up after 65 minutes. They even missed a penalty at 6-5, Motherwell scraped the draw. It's Scotland, is it that unusual?

Newcastle, in a Premier League game, were 0-4 down to Arsenal (again) in 2011 and facing 10 men, they rallied to 4-4 in 19 minutes. Tiote made his mark with a thundering shot, with minutes to go.

The World Cup was invented by the rest of the World and Germany win it, but in a 2012 Qualifier there was an exciting 4-4 tie with Sweden and Ibrahimovic, who were 4-0 down with 28 minutes to go. You can find the commentary on this link.
https://www.shortlist.com/news/footballs-greatest-comebacks

On a another level Gillingham drew 2-2 with Manchester City in 1999 in the Division 2 Play Off (yes they were in Div 2 once). It was tense at 0-0 after 81 minutes but with 9 to go Asaba and then Taylor, those well known heroes from Kent made it 2-0 to the Gills. Needless to say Kevin Horlock stepped up for City at 90 minutes to score and in injury time, after 5 minutes, Dickov evened things out. Extra time draw a blank so City won on penalties as their faithful supporters flooded back in Wembley. The rest is history! The Gills went back to Gillingham...do you know where Gillingham is?

Above is the World Cup 1954 with hosts Switzerland in the quarter-finals and 3-0 up in 23 minutes against Austria. 3 goals in 3 minutes made it 3-3. Then in ten more minutes it was 5-3 to Austria and by half time 5-4.
Wagner completed a hat trick after 52 minutes making it 6-4 to Austria and Hugi made his hat trick for Switzerland and 6-5 after 60 minutes. Austria scored one more by 76 minutes. All 12 goals came within 60 minutes, 9 of them with in the first 23. Wagner also notched a hat trick for Austria. Referee? Edward Faultless of Scotland!
Austria lost 6-1 to West Germany (eventual winners 3-2 over Hungary) in the semi-final and won 3rd place beating Uruguay 3-1.