FH Hafnarfjörður grabbed a narrow win away at KA Akureyri, 1-0, in the eighteenth round of the Úrvalsdeild. The match finished on 9 August 2026, and the scoreline reflected a game where chances were at a premium on both sides.
KA started brighter and picked up two yellow cards in the opening half, J. Bjarnason and T. Robertsson, while FH responded with bookings of B. Jonsson and H. Gudmundsson. The visitors took the lead in the seventy-first minute when I. Olafsson finished off a move to put his side ahead.
Both managers shuffled their packs in the second half. KA brought on B. Baldvinsson, S. Hjaltested, V. Saevarsson, J. Arnason and K. Halldorsson, while FH used T. Robertsson to replace one of their own. The final whistle brought two more yellows for the hosts, A. Romer and B. Helgason, plus a late card for FH's H. Steingrimsson.
KA had 48 per cent possession and managed ten shots, five on target, while FH edged it at 52 per cent with nine attempts, three on target. The hosts created two big chances compared to one for the visitors, but the conversion rate tells the story: five shots on target for KA yielded nothing, whereas Olafsson's strike was enough.
Before kick-off KA sat eleventh with twenty points from twenty-two games, one behind ninth-placed FH on twenty-one. The win keeps the visitors ahead in the standings and leaves the hosts looking to close the gap after another result that slipped away.