National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) 2 minutes into the match, Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Obrestad came free, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Obrestad in the 5th minute of play forced Iceland's goalkeeper Geirlaugur Steingrímsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Iceland booed when Norway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars-Erik Gjengedal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jørn Wøien in the 9th minute of play forced Iceland's goalkeeper Geirlaugur Steingrímsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Anders Obrestad sped through Iceland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geirlaugur Steingrímsson. Anders Obrestads short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Geirlaugur Steingrímsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Norway booed when Iceland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teitur Arnljótsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Iceland from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Barði Tómasson notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Norway's Jonas Weiseth. Jonas Weiseth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Geirlaugur Steingrímsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 22 minutes into the match, Jørn Wøien had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geirlaugur Steingrímsson. Iceland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jørn Wøien was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Iceland from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Iceland getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Kornelíus Búason hit a great ball. When Barði Tómasson came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Iceland 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 Barði Tómasson couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jørn Wøien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After 35 minutes Iceland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jørn Wøien who took care of the corner kick. Lars-Erik Gjengedal was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. If Vígmundur Mánason had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anders Obrestad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Geirlaugur Steingrímsson made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Barði Tómasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Norway's Jørn Wøien got a free kick in the 51st minute. A throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game was made by Brimar Friðriksson with Barði Tómasson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jørn Wøien, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 68 minutes, Jørn Wøien made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Iceland's Geirlaugur Steingrímsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Norway made a substitution. Kristian Christensen replaced Gaute Aanerud. When Norway's Jørn Wøien in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iceland's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Norway booed when Iceland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karles Greipsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jørn Wøien, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Jørn Wøien 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. Norway were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Iceland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jørn Wøien took the corner. In the 81st minute Isak Sperre 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. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jørn Wøien, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isak Sperre in the 85th minute of play forced Iceland's goalkeeper Geirlaugur Steingrímsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jørn Wøien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Geirlaugur Steingrímsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Iceland players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Norway.
Change language
