IBV Vestmannaeyjar 1:3 IA Akranes: Úrvalsdeild Match Result

Match report

IA Akranes took all three points from their trip to Vestmannaeyjar, seeing off IBV 3-1 in the Urvalsdeild's nineteenth round on Saturday. The visitors moved clear of the mid-table pack, while the hosts slipped further into the bottom half of the table. To be fair, this was not a contest that required much chasing after the first goal.

IBV took the lead in the 39th minute through H. Haraldsson, a moment that subsequently cost them. IA Akranes responded almost immediately, with M. P. Ellertsson equalising just nine minutes into the second half. By then the visitors had changed their shape, pressing higher and pinning the hosts back. O. Sowe put IA Akranes ahead in the 67th minute, and V. Jonsson sealed it shortly after, though the hosts never really threatened to claw their way back.

The statistics tell the story of a team that dominated the ball but failed to convert. IBV enjoyed 61 per cent possession and registered 15 shots on target across the course of the game, yet they managed only one response. IA Akranes were more efficient, hitting 50 per cent accuracy from their six shots on target. And here's the thing — the hosts created four big chances compared to the visitors' three, but they paid for a sloppy opening when Ellertsson's equaliser shifted the momentum.

There were plenty of substitutions from both sides after the hour mark, with IBV bringing on four players including Pisco and H. Haraldsson, who had already scored. IA Akranes made two changes, including one for their goalscorer Ellertsson. The yellow cards accumulated on both sides — three for the visitors and one for the hosts — suggesting a match that grew increasingly physical as the gap in the scoreline widened.

IA Akranes sit sixth with 27 points from 21 games, four points clear of the play-off places. IBV remain 12th with 17 points from 22 matches, and they have not won since before the summer break. The result extends IA Akranes' unbeaten run to two games while IBV's winless streak stretches to five. That goal difference of two goals does not tell the whole story, but it is enough to keep the visitors within touching distance of the top six.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 61 – 39

Shots on target 7 – 6

Shots off target 8 – 4

Big chances 4 – 3

⚽ 39' H. Haraldsson — Goal ⚽ 48' M. P. Ellertsson — Goal ⇄ 61' Pisco — Substitution ⇄ 62' S. Hardarson — Substitution ⇄ 62' E. Runarsson — Substitution ⇄ 62' E. Runarsson — Substitution ⇄ 65' H. Haraldsson — Substitution ⚽ 67' O. Sowe — Goal 🟨 67' M. P. Ellertsson — Yellow card ⚽ 72' V. Jonsson — Goal ⇄ 74' M. P. Ellertsson — Substitution 🟨 76' S. Thorsteinsson — Yellow card 🟨 87' G. Eyjolfsson — Yellow card ⇄ 90' G. Unnarsson — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' A. Hilmarsson — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' H. Ragnarsson — Substitution 🟨 90+3' B. Gunnarsson — Yellow card

Match events

39' 0:1 IA Akranes Goal H. Haraldsson assist: G. E. Gislason J.
48' 0:2 IA Akranes Goal M. P. Ellertsson assist: V. Jonsson
61' 0:2 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution Pisco off: H. Ragnarsson
62' 0:2 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution S. Hardarson off: R. Hlynsson
62' 0:2 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution E. Runarsson off: V. Valgeirsson
62' 0:2 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution E. Runarsson off: V. Valgeirsson
65' 0:2 IA Akranes Substitution H. Haraldsson off: I. Gudjonsson
67' 1:2 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Goal O. Sowe assist: A. Hilmarsson
67' 1:2 IA Akranes Yellow card M. P. Ellertsson
72' 1:3 IA Akranes Goal V. Jonsson assist: G. Eyjolfsson
74' 1:3 IA Akranes Substitution M. P. Ellertsson off: J. Vall
76' 1:3 IA Akranes Yellow card S. Thorsteinsson
87' 1:3 IA Akranes Yellow card G. Eyjolfsson
90' 1:3 IA Akranes Substitution G. Unnarsson off: G. Saevarsson
90+1' 1:3 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution A. Hilmarsson off: L. Jeffs
90+1' 1:3 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Substitution H. Ragnarsson off: A. Vokes
90+3' 1:3 IBV Vestmannaeyjar Yellow card B. Gunnarsson

Statistics

61 Possession, % 39

7 Shots on target 6

8 Shots off target 4

4 Big chances 3

79 Attacks 66

10 Corners 2

9 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 8

4 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 10

20 Throw-ins 26

All statistics

15/3543% Aerial duels 20/3557%

78 Backward passes 61

6 Blocked shots 2

28 Clearances 32

5/2421% Crosses 5/2719%

9/1182% Dribbles 4/1429%

82 Failed passes 70

2 Goalkeeper saves 6

6 Interceptions 8

16 Key passes 10

50/8261% Long passes 26/6043%

92 Passes into the final third 73

238 Passes in the opposition half 238

289 Passes in own half 97

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.50

12 Shots inside the box 10

8/1362% Tackles 8/989%

503 Total passes 308

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