IA Akranes 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík: Úrvalsdeild Match Result

Match report

IA Akranes held top-placed Víkingur Reykjavík to a 2:2 draw in Úrvalsdeild on Saturday, a result that briefly lifted the hosts from their recent slide. The match opened with Akranes taking the lead through G. Unnarsson in the 38th minute, only for Víkingur to respond almost immediately. H. Gudjonsson converted a penalty just three minutes later, sending the visitors ahead at the break.

And here's the thing about second halves — they rarely follow the script. Akranes came out with more urgency, G. Eyjolfsson finding the net in the 57th minute before G. Sigurdsson restored parity six minutes later. The momentum had shifted, but the game was about to turn ugly. Víkingur's O. Ekroth went off in the 68th minute, and by then both sides were playing with ten men after G. Eyjolfsson's red card in the 83rd.

To be fair, the statistics tell a story that doesn't quite match the final score. Víkingur dominated possession at 56 per cent and registered 113 attacks compared to Akranes' 93, yet their shot accuracy of 20 per cent meant chances went begging. Akranes were more clinical with 31 per cent accuracy and four shots on target to Víkingur's two. Both sides created two big chances, but only one side cashed in when it mattered.

The table tells a different story altogether. Víkingur sit top with 56 points from 23 games, still eight ahead of their nearest challengers. Akranes, meanwhile, remain fifth with 30 points and have now lost five consecutive league matches before this draw ended their run. The hosts have scored just six goals in those five defeats.

What this means is neither team gets the satisfaction they might have wanted. Víkingur extend their unbeaten run away from home, though they showed vulnerability against a side that had never got going in recent weeks. Akranes at least avoided another defeat, but the two red cards and the late drama suggest a match decided more by discipline than quality.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 4 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 4

Big chances 2 – 2

🟨 12' G. Sigurdsson — Yellow card ⚽ 38' G. Unnarsson — Goal ⚽ 41' H. Gudjonsson — Penalty ⚽ 57' G. Eyjolfsson — Goal ⚽ 59' G. Sigurdsson — Goal ⇄ 64' S. Hauksson — Substitution 🟥 68' O. Ekroth — Red card ⇄ 71' V. Andrason — Substitution ⇄ 71' G. Unnarsson — Substitution ⇄ 80' G. Thorarinsson — Substitution ⇄ 80' K. Gunnarsson — Substitution 🟥 83' G. Eyjolfsson — Red card 🟨 83' D. Atlason — Yellow card ⇄ 88' M. P. Ellertsson — Substitution

Match events

12' 0:0 Víkingur Reykjavík Yellow card G. Sigurdsson
38' 1:0 IA Akranes Goal G. Unnarsson assist: H. Haraldsson
41' 1:1 Víkingur Reykjavík Penalty H. Gudjonsson
57' 2:1 IA Akranes Goal G. Eyjolfsson assist: G. Unnarsson
59' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Goal G. Sigurdsson assist: K. Gunnarsson
64' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Substitution S. Hauksson off: A. Thrandarson
68' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Red card O. Ekroth
71' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Substitution V. Andrason off: S. Thorkelsson
71' 2:2 IA Akranes Substitution G. Unnarsson off: I. Gudjonsson
80' 2:2 IA Akranes Substitution G. Thorarinsson off: A. Zumbergs
80' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Substitution K. Gunnarsson off: D. Atlason
83' 2:2 IA Akranes Red card G. Eyjolfsson
83' 2:2 Víkingur Reykjavík Yellow card D. Atlason
88' 2:2 IA Akranes Substitution M. P. Ellertsson off: M. Gunnarsson

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

4 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 4

2 Big chances 2

93 Attacks 113

5 Corners 5

8 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 1

4 Goal kicks 10

24 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

19/3850% Aerial duels 19/3850%

54 Backward passes 70

2 Blocked shots 4

40 Clearances 36

5/2322% Crosses 6/2030%

3/650% Dribbles 8/1650%

83 Failed passes 90

0 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 9

8 Key passes 7

31/6647% Long passes 37/7947%

54 Passes into the final third 80

179 Passes in the opposition half 213

119 Passes in own half 173

0.31 Shot accuracy 0.20

9 Shots inside the box 6

10/1953% Tackles 6/875%

275 Total passes 366

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