Keflavík 3:0 KA Akureyri: Úrvalsdeild Match Result

Match report

Keflavík put three goals past KA Akureyri at home on Wednesday evening to complete a comfortable victory in the Úrvalsdeild. The hosts dominated proceedings from the opening whistle and never looked back as they recorded a comprehensive win before a home crowd. By then, the visitors had already begun to unravel after conceding three goals inside half an hour.

S. Magnusson opened the scoring in the 27th minute before D. Valsson doubled the lead just five minutes later. S. Ljubicic made it three in the 36th minute, giving Keflavík a commanding advantage before the break. The visitors were reduced to ten men when E. Ragnarsson collected his second yellow card and was sent off in the 62nd minute.

Keflavík made several changes during the second half, bringing on J. Pedersen, V. Saevarsson, A. Palsson, B. Baxter, A. Romer, A. Conteh and S. Ljubicic at various stages. KA Akureyri had no substitutions to make, the coach unable to alter the situation after the dismissal.

And here's the thing about the statistics — KA Akureyri held 56 per cent possession but managed only three shots on target, while Keflavík had 44 per cent possession and delivered five. The visitors created just one big chance all game compared to four for the hosts, and shots accuracy tells the story: 18 per cent versus 28 per cent. They had more passes, more attacks, but none of it counted.

Keflavík move up to sixth place with 28 points from 22 games, while KA Akureyri remain 11th on 20 points. The gap between them widens to eight points, and the visitors have now lost five of their last six league matches. Cup football has its own rules, but this was a straightforward league result that leaves little room for argument.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 8

Big chances 4 – 1

🟨 23' E. Ragnarsson — Yellow card ⚽ 27' S. Magnusson — Goal ⚽ 32' D. Valsson — Goal ⚽ 36' S. Ljubicic — Goal 🟨 45' M. M. Petursson — Yellow card ⇄ 46' J. Pedersen — Substitution 🟨 50' M. Brigic — Yellow card 🟨 53' A. Magnusson — Yellow card 🟨 55' A. Romer — Yellow card 🟥 62' E. Ragnarsson — Red card 🟨 62' E. Ragnarsson — Yellow card 🟨 64' B. Baxter — Yellow card ⇄ 65' V. Saevarsson — Substitution ⇄ 66' A. Palsson — Substitution ⇄ 77' B. Baxter — Substitution ⇄ 81' A. Romer — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Conteh — Substitution 🟨 84' M. Thordarson — Yellow card ⇄ 89' S. Ljubicic — Substitution

Match events

23' 0:0 Keflavík Yellow card E. Ragnarsson
27' 1:0 Keflavík Goal S. Magnusson
32' 2:0 Keflavík Goal D. Valsson assist: A. Johannesson
36' 3:0 Keflavík Goal S. Ljubicic
45' 3:0 KA Akureyri Yellow card M. M. Petursson
46' 3:0 KA Akureyri Substitution J. Pedersen off: M. Thordarson
50' 3:0 Keflavík Yellow card M. Brigic
53' 3:0 Keflavík Yellow card A. Magnusson
55' 3:0 KA Akureyri Yellow card A. Romer
62' 3:0 Keflavík Red card E. Ragnarsson
62' 3:0 Keflavík Yellow card E. Ragnarsson
64' 3:0 Keflavík Yellow card B. Baxter
65' 3:0 KA Akureyri Substitution V. Saevarsson off: D. Montiel
66' 3:0 KA Akureyri Substitution A. Palsson off: S. Kroon
77' 3:0 Keflavík Substitution B. Baxter off: E. Bjarnason
81' 3:0 KA Akureyri Substitution A. Romer off: S. Kristinsson
84' 3:0 Keflavík Substitution A. Conteh off: B. Gudlaugsson
84' 3:0 KA Akureyri Yellow card M. Thordarson
89' 3:0 Keflavík Substitution S. Ljubicic off: A. Adalbjorssnos

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

5 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 8

4 Big chances 1

105 Attacks 115

8 Corners 4

10 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 9

0 Offsides 3

4 Yellow cards 3

1 Red cards 0

14 Goal kicks 11

21 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

9/1753% Aerial duels 8/1747%

43 Backward passes 61

6 Blocked shots 6

29 Clearances 33

6/2524% Crosses 4/2020%

14/2654% Dribbles 4/1233%

81 Failed passes 82

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

9 Interceptions 12

14 Key passes 13

17/5531% Long passes 41/7059%

56 Passes into the final third 83

215 Passes in the opposition half 261

142 Passes in own half 197

0.28 Shot accuracy 0.18

13 Shots inside the box 8

10/1567% Tackles 14/1782%

332 Total passes 438

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