Westri beat Leiknir 2:0 in the 20th round of 1. Deild on Saturday at their home ground. J. Selven opened the scoring after just one minute, and G. Stefansson added an own goal in the 38th minute to seal the result. The hosts moved to 27 points in eighth place, while Leiknir remained on 28 points in sixth.
Selven's strike came almost immediately, catching Leiknir off guard before they could settle into their rhythm. To be fair, the visitors had shown they could score freely — their 6:1 victory over Eyr Thorlakshofn on Thursday was the most recent example. But this time they arrived without that confidence, having lost 1:2 to HK Kópavogur just three days earlier.
The second goal arrived through a mistake rather than a chance created. Stefansson's own goal in the 38th minute doubled the deficit and shifted the match entirely. Westri had been pressed by Leiknir's 89 attacks throughout the first half, but by then the visitors were already chasing the game.
Yellow cards piled up as the match grew tense. Campos, Olafsson, Jonsson, and Osafo-Badu all received bookings, with another card shown to an unnamed player in the 84th minute. B. Eydal picked up a late caution in stoppage time. Westri made eight substitutions across the second half, bringing on J. Selven and M. Campos to see out the result.
The statistics told a different story from the scoreline. Leiknir had 89 attacks compared to Westri's 76, and more corners at 7 to 2. But Westri were clinical with 7 shots on target and only 1 off target. Leiknir managed 6 shots on target but failed to find the net. Possession was evenly split at 51 per cent to 49.
The result leaves Leiknir one point ahead of Westri in the table, though they have played one fewer game. For the hosts, this was a response to their loss against Völsungur on Thursday. They had not won since their 1:0 victory over IR Reykjavik on August 13th. The match ended a barren spell for Westri, who had lost three of their last four league fixtures.