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Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Björgólfur Rúnarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lance Shipton having to interfere. With a little luck, Andorra's Lance Shipton got control of the ball when Björgólfur Rúnarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Andorra's goalkeeper Lance Shipton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Björgólfur Rúnarsson. Lance Shipton made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Björgólfur Rúnarsson sent off a good shot on target. Andorra's Lance Shipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjálmar Barðason in the 15th minute of play. Eiríkur Baldursson came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lance Shipton could save by the left post. 18 minutes into the match, Albert Trueman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Iceland's Sveinungi Guðbjartsson. Sveinungi Guðbjartsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lance Shipton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björgólfur Rúnarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Ronan Hird came free, but Sveinungi Guðbjartsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Liam Burley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sveinungi Guðbjartsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hjálmar Barðason recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andorra's Lance Shipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjálmar Barðason in the 33rd minute of play. Lance Chivers made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Albert Trueman however managed to control. Sveinungi Guðbjartsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Trueman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Andorra's Lance Shipton got control of the ball when Björgólfur Rúnarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Iceland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randver Reyrsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 49th minute of the match Andorra got a corner. Iceland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mike Price ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Andorra's Mike Price to fire away a dangerous shot which Sveinungi Guðbjartsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Liam Burley kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Sveinungi Guðbjartsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lance Shipton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björgólfur Rúnarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Iceland's Björgólfur Rúnarsson in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Andorra's goalie prevented a goal. After 58 minutes Andorra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vilbergur Pálmason who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Vilbergur Pálmason got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lance Shipton quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Iceland's Sveinungi Guðbjartsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronan Hird in the 60th minute of play. Lance Shipton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hjálmar Barðason in the 63rd minute of play. Andorra's Lance Shipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hjálmar Barðason in the 64th minute of play. Iceland's Sveinungi Guðbjartsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Iceland from getting a goal against them. Lance Shipton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjálmar Barðason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sveinungi Guðbjartsson made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Albert Trueman sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute Eiríkur Baldursson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lance Shipton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sveinungi Guðbjartsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Potterton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iceland's Beinir Jónsson was substituted for Hjálmar Barðason. Andorra's Russell Jewson was substituted for Lance Chivers. Andorra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mike Price in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Björgólfur Rúnarsson came free, but Lance Shipton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Björgólfur Rúnarsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lance Shipton was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After some careless play in the Iceland defense, Liam Burley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sveinungi Guðbjartsson. The Iceland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sveinungi Guðbjartsson should have stopped the shot. Lance Shipton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beinir Jónsson in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Júlí Jökulsson 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 Andorra the free kick. Júlí Jökulsson kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Iceland's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Ronan Hird scored to the left of an out of position Sveinungi Guðbjartsson, making the score, 1-4. Lance Shipton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eiríkur Baldursson in the 92nd minute of the match. Andorra's Lance Shipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Björgólfur Rúnarsson in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Björgólfur Rúnarsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iceland's Sveinungi Guðbjartsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronan Hird in the 97th minute of play. The Andorra players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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