National Team Friendly

Match date: 04-04-2015 11:00

Match length: 100 Minutes

U21 Austria
vs.
U21 Iceland

Match date: 04-04-2015 11:00

Match length: 100 Minutes

U21 Austria vs. U21 Iceland: 5-1

U21 Austria

 
No Po Pl R
16 1 Gk R. Beckers       5.67
32 2 De S. Behrens       4.55
23 3 De D. Geiß       7.56
26 4 De C. Böhringer       7.07
35 5 De L. Riedel       3.92
37 6 De J. Schultz       6.72
29 7 Mf O. Lue       4.76
5 8 Mf H. Kremer       5.39
19 9 St H. Moser       5.48
8 10 St D. Mudra     2 12.32
2 11 St 68' S. Greil     3 12.15
33 12 Su L. Vicktor       0.00
12 13 Su B. Jaskulski       0.00
15 14 St 68' N. Heilek       2.60
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts AT IS
Goals 5 1
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 5 1
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 1 1
Shots on target 19 6
Possession 50% 50%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk F. Björgólfsson       5.13
11 2 De 51' G. Snæfinnsson       -0.99
6 3 De S. Valbergsson       0.79
7 4 De N. Gíslason       4.57
12 5 De H. Hansson       2.68
14 6 De G. Hamarsson   2.69
3 7 Mf 50' V. Alexandersson       1.13
5 8 Mf D. Barðason       4.12
8 9 St T. Arnljótsson     1 5.67
9 10 St S. Þorrason       3.15
4 11 St V. Mánason       2.93
13 12 Su P. Hlöðversson       0.00
17 13 Su K. Svangeirsson       0.00
20 14 Mf 50' B. Björnsson       2.13
2 15 Su R. Heimisson       0.00
10 16 De 51' Ö. Jafetsson       -1.20
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206)
It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stefan Greil kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Dustin Mudra sped through U21 Iceland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Freygarður Björgólfsson. Freygarður Björgólfsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dustin Mudra in the 12th minute of play. With his leg Freygarður Björgólfsson managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when U21 Austria's Heli Moser fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Iceland's goalkeeper Freygarður Björgólfsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Greil. If Stefan Greil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vígmundur Mánason received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ralf Beckers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Dustin Mudra sped through U21 Iceland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Freygarður Björgólfsson. In the 37th minute Dustin Mudra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freygarður Björgólfsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ralf Beckers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teitur Arnljótsson in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, U21 Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heli Moser to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 42 minutes, Vígmundur Mánason managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Iceland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vígmundur Mánason was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Sesar Þorrason came free, but Ralf Beckers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Gunnlaugur Hamarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 minutes of play, U21 Austria's Stefan Greil made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Freygarður Björgólfsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

U21 Iceland's Örn Jafetsson was substituted for Gilbert Snæfinnsson. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vígmundur Mánason to make the kick off. After some careless play in the U21 Iceland defense, Stefan Greil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freygarður Björgólfsson. The U21 Iceland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freygarður Björgólfsson should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefan Greil in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freygarður Björgólfsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefan Greil in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Freygarður Björgólfsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Stefan Greil sped through U21 Iceland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Freygarður Björgólfsson. A collision led to U21 Iceland getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Gunnlaugur Hamarsson hit a great ball. A collision led to U21 Iceland getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gunnlaugur Hamarsson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico-Pascal Heilek in the 73rd minute of play forced U21 Iceland's goalkeeper Freygarður Björgólfsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, U21 Iceland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjarmar Björnsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 76thth minute of the game Dustin Mudra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Iceland's Freygarður Björgólfsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute Dustin Mudra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freygarður Björgólfsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teitur Arnljótsson hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Austria's goalkeeper Ralf Beckers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Austria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Snælaugur Valbergsson was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Iceland's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of U21 Austria's goalie and right to Teitur Arnljótsson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. U21 Austria's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 87thth minute of the game Vígmundur Mánason who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Austria's Ralf Beckers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to U21 Iceland getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Demus Barðason hit a great ball. When Heli Moser came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the U21 Austria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Heli Moser couldn't finish the play. Freygarður Björgólfsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico-Pascal Heilek in the 93rd minute of play. U21 Iceland's Freygarður Björgólfsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico-Pascal Heilek in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match U21 Austria got a corner. U21 Iceland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christian Böhringer ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Austria fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Iceland had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.

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U21 Austria

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
16  R. Beckers
16.  R. Beckers (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (29%)
Ta 0
SV 5
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 7 29% 0 5 0
32  S. Behrens
32.  S. Behrens (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 3 67% 1 0% 0 3
23  D. Geiß
23.  D. Geiß (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (60%)
Ta 7   (71%)
SV 0
In 12
De 0 0 0 10 60% 7 71% 0 12
26  C. Böhringer
26.  C. Böhringer (De)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 12   (42%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 15
De 0 1 1 12 42% 1 100% 0 15
35  L. Riedel
35.  L. Riedel (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0
37  J. Schultz
37.  J. Schultz (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (70%)
Ta 5   (60%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 10 70% 5 60% 0 8
29  O. Lue
29.  O. Lue (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 21   (38%)
Ta 7   (43%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 21 38% 7 43% 0 4
5  H. Kremer
5.  H. Kremer (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (47%)
Ta 6   (17%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 0 0 0 15 47% 6 17% 0 7
19  H. Moser
19.  H. Moser (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 1
Pa 11   (55%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 4
St 0 2 1 11 55% 5 40% 0 4
8  D. Mudra
8.  D. Mudra (St)
G 2
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 11   (82%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
St 2 7 7 11 82% 1 0% 0 2
2  S. Greil
2.  S. Greil (St)
G 3
Sh 8
SOT 6
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 3 8 6 4 50% 1 100% 0 0
33  L. Vicktor
33.  L. Vicktor (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12  B. Jaskulski
12.  B. Jaskulski (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15  N. Heilek
15.  N. Heilek (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 4 4 2 100% 2 50% 0 0
  Total
G 5
Sh 22
SOT 19
Pa 107 (52%)
Ta 36 (47%)
SV 5
In 55
Total   5 22 19 107 52% 36 47% 5 55
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 Iceland

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  F. Björgólfsson
1.  F. Björgólfsson (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (38%)
Ta 0
SV 13
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 13 38% 0 13 0
11  G. Snæfinnsson
11.  G. Snæfinnsson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0 3
6  S. Valbergsson
6.  S. Valbergsson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 2 100% 0 0 1
7  N. Gíslason
7.  N. Gíslason (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (33%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 19
De 0 0 0 9 33% 3 33% 0 19
12  H. Hansson
12.  H. Hansson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (60%)
Ta 6   (17%)
SV 0
In 10
De 0 0 0 10 60% 6 17% 0 10
14  G. Hamarsson
14.  G. Hamarsson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 17   (35%)
Ta 9   (56%)
SV 0
In 10
De 0 0 0 17 35% 9 56% 0 10
3  V. Alexandersson
3.  V. Alexandersson (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (43%)
Ta 5   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 14 43% 5 0% 0 3
5  D. Barðason
5.  D. Barðason (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (50%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 10 50% 5 40% 0 1
8  T. Arnljótsson
8.  T. Arnljótsson (St)
G 1
Sh 4
SOT 3
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 4 3 3 33% 5 40% 0 0
9  S. Þorrason
9.  S. Þorrason (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 5 40% 5 40% 0 0
4  V. Mánason
4.  V. Mánason (St)
G 0
Sh 3
SOT 1
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 3 1 4 50% 1 100% 0 0
13  P. Hlöðversson
13.  P. Hlöðversson (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17  K. Svangeirsson
17.  K. Svangeirsson (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20  B. Björnsson
20.  B. Björnsson (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (63%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 8 63% 3 33% 0 2
2  R. Heimisson
2.  R. Heimisson (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10  Ö. Jafetsson
10.  Ö. Jafetsson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 1 0% 1 0% 0 2
  Total
G 1
Sh 9
SOT 6
Pa 98 (44%)
Ta 43 (35%)
SV 13
In 51
Total   1 9 6 98 44% 43 35% 13 51
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions