Valur Reykjavik beat Breidablik 3-1 in the Úrvalsdeild on Sunday evening. The visitors took all three points from Kópavogur to move closer to safety, while the hosts remain in fourth place with 30 points after 22 matches. Breidablik have not won since their victory over IA Akranes on 4 July, and this result extends a run that includes two draws and one defeat.
D. Gardarson opened the scoring at the 39th minute to give the home side a narrow advantage. By then Valur had been content to absorb pressure, and the goal seemed to settle their nerves. To be fair, the visitors did not panic when they went behind, and they waited for their moment.
The second half brought a complete shift in momentum. D. Ingvarsson equalised at 54 minutes, and T. Haraldsson added a second just before the hour mark with a goal at 78 minutes. The home side had already lost their shape by then, and Valur's counter-attacks found space on the break. One mistake ends it when you are playing a side that moves quickly.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the closing stages. Breidablik brought on K. Kristinsson and P. Pedersen together at 60 minutes, then B. Heimisson at 68 minutes and H. Gunnlaugsson at 73 minutes. Valur responded with G. Hallsson and L. Heimisson at 85 minutes. The game had become scrappy by that point, with yellow cards for T. Haraldsson, G. Hallsson, S. Fridjonsson and A. Thorsteinsson scattered across the second half. J. Jonsson sealed the result with a goal at 89 minutes.
Valur's victory takes them to 30 points, level with Breidablik on the table. The visitors sit eighth after 22 games with eight wins and three draws, but they have played the same number of matches and know they cannot afford another slip. Breidablik stay fourth but face a difficult run if they want to hold their position. The high line was picked apart, and the home side must now decide whether to dig in or take risks.