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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Geirlaugur Steingrímsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Zdeb in the 3rd minute of play. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Puch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Konrad Zdeb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Konrad Zdeb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konrad Zdeb in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geirlaugur Steingrímsson saved Iceland from getting behind. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tymoteusz Cwojdak's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Geirröður Snæbjörnsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksander Lukasik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vígmundur Mánason in the 14th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Konrad Zdeb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19thth minute of the game Konrad Zdeb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Zdeb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Tymoteusz Cwojdak notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the game, Poland's Tytus Puch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Cwojdak in the 35th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hilmar Örvarsson during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Iceland getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Hilmar Örvarsson hit a great ball. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Zdeb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tymoteusz Cwojdak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vígmundur Mánason stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iceland's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Konrad Zdeb scored to the left of an out of position Geirlaugur Steingrímsson, making the score, 0-4. After a rather tough play, Iceland's Hilmar Örvarsson got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Konrad Zdeb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson made a huge save. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Cwojdak, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Aleksander Lukasik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teitur Arnljótsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 63 minutes into the game, Kár Númason was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iceland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Poland the free kick. After 63 played minutes Iceland got a freekick which was hit by Kár Númason. Poland's Herbert Cielencki was substituted for Roch Madej. Kár Númason kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. With a little luck, Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson got control of the ball when Konrad Zdeb tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geirröður Snæbjörnsson in the 66th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geirröður Snæbjörnsson in the 67th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Zdeb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Poland fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Poland's Konrad Zdeb looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson got control of the ball when Konrad Zdeb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iceland's Karles Greipsson was substituted for Sjafnar Lúðvíksson. Kár Númason kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teitur Arnljótsson in the 78th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Iceland were awarded a corner. Otri Andrason went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Otri Andrason almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Poland's Aleksander Lukasik did a great save. Poland's Aleksander Lukasik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vígmundur Mánason in the 82nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Poland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tymoteusz Cwojdak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iceland's Kár Númason got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Kár Númason off the ground. Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Cwojdak in the 87th minute of play. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Konrad Zdeb sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute Tymoteusz Cwojdak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92ndth minute of the game Karles Greipsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Poland's Aleksander Lukasik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over Poland could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Iceland throughout the match.
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