ÍR Reykjavík 3:2 Ægir Þorlákshöfn: 1. Deild Match Result

Match report

IK Reykjavik secured a 3-2 victory over Eygir Thorlaksheim in the 17th round of Iceland's 1. deild on Thursday evening. The match ended in dramatic fashion at the home ground, with the hosts claiming all three points despite a spirited response from the visitors.

B. Helgason opened the scoring in the 15th minute, giving the home side an early lead. They pinned Eygir back for much of the opening half, and H. Willard doubled the advantage just before the break with a well-taken goal in the 51st minute.

By then the visitors had settled into their rhythm. E. Sigurhjartarson pulled one back in the 58th minute, and O. Einarsson levelled matters five minutes later after K. A. Thorbergsson came on for Eygir. The away end never stopped, sensing a shift in momentum.

IK Reykjavik refused to go away. B. Helgason was substituted in the 78th minute, but the game remained balanced until A. Sanabria struck in the 83rd minute. Eygir pushed for an equaliser, but the home defence held their nerve through late pressure and a yellow card for O. Einarsson in the 88th minute.

The statistics tell an interesting story. Eygir enjoyed 59 per cent possession and registered 129 attacks compared to 126 for the hosts, yet IK Reykjavik were more clinical with three shots on target to Eygir's two. The visitors won 15 free kicks but could not convert dominance into goals.

The result keeps IK Reykjavik in sixth place on 29 points from 22 matches. Eygir remain rooted to 12th position with just nine points, their record of two wins from 22 games showing no sign of improvement despite the spirited display on the day.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59

Shots on target 3 – 2

Shots off target 1 – 2

Attacks 126 – 129

⚽ 15' B. Helgason — Goal ⚽ 51' H. Willard — Goal ⚽ 58' E. Sigurhjartarson — Goal 🟨 60' A. Kristinsson — Yellow card ⇄ 62' V. Ivarsson — Substitution ⚽ 69' O. Einarsson — Goal ⇄ 69' K. A. Thorbergsson — Substitution ⇄ 78' B. Helgason — Substitution 🟨 80' S. Stefansson — Yellow card ⚽ 83' A. Sanabria — Goal ⇄ 86' A. Kristinsson — Substitution 🟨 88' O. Einarsson — Yellow card 🟨 90+3' K. Marteinsson — Yellow card

Match events

15' 1:0 ÍR Reykjavík Goal B. Helgason assist: A. Kristinsson
51' 1:1 Ægir Þorlákshöfn Goal H. Willard
58' 2:1 ÍR Reykjavík Goal E. Sigurhjartarson
60' 2:1 ÍR Reykjavík Yellow card A. Kristinsson
62' 2:1 ÍR Reykjavík Substitution V. Ivarsson off: G. M. Magnusson
69' 3:1 ÍR Reykjavík Goal O. Einarsson assist: O. Bjarkason
69' 3:1 Ægir Þorlákshöfn Substitution K. A. Thorbergsson off: A. Sanabria
78' 3:1 ÍR Reykjavík Substitution B. Helgason off: T. H. Bergmann
80' 3:1 Ægir Þorlákshöfn Yellow card S. Stefansson
83' 3:2 Ægir Þorlákshöfn Goal A. Sanabria
86' 3:2 ÍR Reykjavík Substitution A. Kristinsson off: A. Solorzano
88' 3:2 ÍR Reykjavík Yellow card O. Einarsson
90+3' 3:2 ÍR Reykjavík Yellow card K. Marteinsson

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59

3 Shots on target 2

1 Shots off target 2

126 Attacks 129

10 Corners 2

6 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 8

13 Throw-ins 25

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