Fram women beat Grótta 30:24 in the opening match of the Olís Deild season on Friday evening. The game took place at the home ground of the hosts, who were playing their first fixture of the campaign. Grótta came away with what will count as their first loss as well.
It was a straightforward affair in terms of result, though the scoreline suggests Fram found their rhythm fairly quickly. The visitors had been involved in a number of tight encounters in their last few games — three of them decided by a single goal against Stjarnan — but here they were unable to match the hosts' output over the full duration.
Fram's recent run had not been kind to them. They lost three straight matches against Valur before drawing with Stjarnan and picking up a win over KA Þór. To be fair, those results paint a picture of a side struggling for consistency, but beating Grótta at home is a proper way to begin the new season.
Grótta's last five games have been against Stjarnan, and they took two wins from five. That includes a 35:26 victory, so they know they can score when they need to. By then they had also suffered a 24:36 defeat, which shows the kind of gap they can fall into when things go wrong.
The table does not mean much at this stage — both teams sit on zero games, zero points. What matters is the momentum heading into the next fixture. Fram now have a win under their belt and a positive goal difference, while Grótta will want to put this behind them quickly.