EB/Streymur beat B36 Tórshavn 2:1 in the Mestaraðadeild on Saturday, a result that kept the hosts in the lower half while the visitors slipped further from the top four. We had backed the away side with 48 per cent confidence, but the match refused to follow the script. And here's the thing — B36 dominated possession yet left too many chances on the table.
J. Gullfoss opened the scoring in the twelfth minute, a well-taken finish that gave the home crowd something to rally behind. The visitors responded with pressure, but the first yellow card came at the twenty-seventh minute for G. Dahl-Olsen, and H. Bo was brought on to steady matters. To be fair, EB/Streymur had the deeper squad and used it.
The second half brought a flurry of bookings. G. Dam pulled one back for B36 in the sixty-ninth minute after a period of sustained pressure, and the away end never stopped urging their team forward. But by then the home side had already shown enough resilience, and A. Olsen restored the lead in the eightieth minute.
Statistics tell a complicated story. B36 held 53 per cent possession and registered five shots on target, yet only converted one. EB/Streymur managed four on target from fewer opportunities, but their ten corners created more genuine danger. Three yellow cards for each side reflected the growing tension.
The result leaves EB/Streymur seventh with twenty-three points after twenty-two games, while B36 sit fourth on thirty-five. The visitors had won two of their previous five and drawn two, but this was a day they could not impose themselves. A fourth straight win for the hosts would have been bold — this was something closer to survival.