National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hjálmar Barðason made the kick off which started today's match. Adólf Hálfdánsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tommy Carmichael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Björgólfur Rúnarsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Carmichael read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Tommy Carmichael 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 13th minute. Adólf Hálfdánsson kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Sigurvin Gretarsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claude Burkhart went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Virgilio Solomon in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Iceland's Beinir Jónsson. Sigurvin Gretarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Burkhart in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Björgólfur Rúnarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Carmichael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Þyrnir Árnason hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Björgólfur Rúnarsson took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Carmichael. Tommy Carmichael dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Krystian Żmuda to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilien Jacques to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dofri Hannesson during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 58 minutes into the game, one of Iceland:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, Canada's Krystian Żmuda got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sigurvin Gretarsson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Björgólfur Rúnarsson in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Carmichael prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Canada's Tommy Carmichael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adólf Hálfdánsson in the 69th minute of play. Ísólfur Hafþórsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Tommy Carmichael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Björgólfur Rúnarsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iceland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 87 minutes Canada's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hjálmar Barðason who took care of the corner kick. Hjálmar Barðason made a great header on Iceland's corner, it was just that Canada's Tommy Carmichael managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 94th match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krystian Żmuda to maneuver through the defense.