Víkingur Reykjavík took all three points from KR Reykjavík in the Championship Group, winning 2-1 on Saturday evening. The match ended with more red cards than goals, but the visitors had already done enough to leave with the win. We had backed the hosts at 45 per cent confidence, but the game went the other way — and it was Víkingur's efficiency that made the difference.
Gudmundsson opened the scoring in the tenth minute, a moment that sent the home crowd into raptures. Víkingur responded through a penalty in the thirty-fourth, Gudjonsson converting from the spot to level things up. The hosts looked comfortable for stretches, but by then the visitors were tightening things up, winning duels and controlling the tempo.
Thordarson turned the tie in Víkingur's favour in the seventy-first, finishing from close range after a well-worked move. KR pushed for an equaliser and had their chances, but the visitors threw bodies in the way. The momentum shifted when Hafsteinsson picked up his second booking in the eighty-ninth minute, receiving a straight red card.
The final minutes descended into chaos. Hauksson was sent off in added time, and Tomasson followed him out of the ground in the last minute of stoppage. Three red cards in a game that had already seen its story told, but the home side could not recover from the numerical disadvantage.
Víkingur dominated the numbers despite playing with less possession. They registered nine shots on target to KR's three, and created two big chances where the hosts managed none. The visitors were clinical when it mattered, taking three points from a game that offered plenty of drama.
The result moves Víkingur further clear at the top of the Championship Group, while KR remain second but cannot afford another slip. The gap between them now stretches to twelve points, and the visitors have extended their unbeaten run at home to eight across all competitions.