Keflavík hosts Valur Reykjavík in the Urvalsdeild, and the visitors took all three points with a 2:1 win on Saturday evening. The match ended after Valur's second goal, and it shifted the table by a single point between the two sides.
By then, the home side had already shown their intent. Keflavík pushed forward with possession, and J. Palsson came on for them at minute 20 when the game was still finding its rhythm. They created four big chances, but conversion was another matter entirely.
At 36 minutes J. Jonsson finally gave Keflavík the lead, and the stadium shifted. Valur responded with urgency. D. Gardarson equalised at 52, and by then the match had opened up. M. Mudrazija put Valur ahead at 69, and the visitors changed shape at the break to protect what they had.
Valur shot with precision. They had 10 shots on target from 12 attempts — 0.77 accuracy — while Keflavík managed 8 on target from 17. The home side controlled the ball at 58 percent, but many of those shots went begging. To be fair, Valur made their moments count.
Both sides brought on fresh legs, with substitutions at 64, 79 and 89 minutes. S. Fridjonsson picked up a yellow card for Valur at 29, but no one was sent off. The game finished with the visitors holding firm.
Keflavík now sit sixth with 28 points from 22 games, while Valur move up to eighth on 27. They have opened talks about next season's plans, and this result felt like a statement more than a fluke.