Haukar beat Stjarnan 37:31 on Thursday evening in the Olís Deadline, the Icelandic handball league's opening round. The result moves the visitors up the table while Stjarnan, who had already played once, remain winless after their first defeat of the campaign.
Before kick-off the visitors sat second with two points from one game, while the hosts were eleventh on zero after a draw. By then the gap had widened, and the visitors extended their unbeaten run to two matches with this victory.
Stjarnan's recent form showed flashes — a 40:32 win over Hordur in April, a 30:27 victory against Fjolnir, but also losses that made life awkward. Haukar had been competitive too, losing 23:27 and 27:22 to FH Hafnarfjordur before turning things around with a 38:29 win over IBV Vestmannaeyjar last week.
At 37:31 the scoreline tells you this wasn't a blowout, and the visitors never got out of second gear but found enough to seal it when it mattered.