Víkingur Gota secured a 2:1 victory over B68 in the Meistaradeildin's regular season round 18 on Sunday. The result leaves the hosts fifth in the table with 33 points from 21 games, while B68 remain tenth on 16 points. To be fair, it wasn't a match that revealed much about either side's true ambitions this season.
Benjaminsen opened the scoring for B68 in the twenty-seventh minute, a moment that caught the home side off guard. Then came the turning point — Johansen equalised for Víkingur Gota just before the break, and Mensah restored the lead two minutes after the restart. By then, the momentum had shifted decisively.
There were four substitutions in total, three for Víkingur Gota and one for B68. Ahmed came on early in the second half, while Jonhardsson, Non, and Nielsen were all introduced as the home side looked to hold their advantage. Mensah picked up a yellow card in the sixty-eighth minute, a caution that could have cost him if the visitors had pushed harder.
Víkingur Gota's recent form suggests they've been hard to break down — they drew twice and won three of their last five matches. B68, meanwhile, have not won since their last outing against 07 Vestur. The support of the fans could be called devoted, but that is an assessment, not a fact. The fact is that the club sits top of the table