Throttur Reykjavik beat Westri 2-0 at home in the 1. Deild regular season, round 22 on 5 September 2026. The visitors opened their scoring in the second half and held on despite a late penalty miss from the hosts. By then the result was already looking certain.
Tensions rose early with three yellow cards in quick succession. Stefansson and Campos went off at 41 minutes, Larusson followed at 43, and Kristjansson picked up his booking at 50. And here's the thing about that period — the game started to tighten up, and Westri's midfield looked nervous.
Throttur broke the deadlock at 57 minutes when M. Thordarson found the net. The hosts tried to respond but could only manage two shots on target all match. We had called for the visitors to win this one, and at 47 per cent confidence it was never going to be a shock when it happened.
Substitutions followed a steady pattern. J. Selven and M. Campos came off at 64, B. Hardarson at 68, A. Johannsson at 75, and N. Thorhallsson at 84. Things came to a head at 71 when V. Sigurdsson missed a penalty — one mistake ends it, as they say. T. Phete and S. Fall also collected yellow cards in that stretch.
O. Hinriksson added a second for Throttur at 87 minutes to put the game to bed. The hosts made two late changes — B. Hermannsson and T. Phete both came on at 90+3 — but there was nothing left to play for.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided afternoon. Throttur had 59 per cent possession and 71 attacks compared to Westri's 43. The visitors registered eight shots on target and ten off target, while the hosts managed just two on target and six off.
The result leaves Throttur in third place with 41 points from 22 games, eight wins and five draws. Westri sit eighth on 28 points from 23 matches, with eight wins and four draws. The gap between them has opened up, and both sides will be thinking about what comes next.