Stjarnan played out a 2:2 draw with ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar in the Úrvalsdeild on Saturday, a result that keeps the hosts seventh on 22 points while the visitors remain twelfth on 18. The match opened with pace, A. Vokes putting Stjarnan ahead after just nine minutes, and by then the game had already set a tone that would not settle easily.
ÍBV showed their teeth in the second half. A. Hilmarsson equalised in the 70th minute, and then came a minute that changed everything. D. Matthiasson scored in the 77th, and A. Bjarnason completed the turnaround three minutes later, leaving the hosts scrambling to find a response.
There were changes across the pitch, O. Sowe among the first off in the 39th minute, while Stjarnan brought on A. Vokes and B. Gunnarsson together in the 80th, perhaps looking to close the game out. Four yellow cards were shown in all, D. Dankerlui and E. Runarsson among those cautioned, with both ÍBV men receiving their cards late on.
Stjarnan dominated possession at 65 per cent and registered 11 shots on target, yet they could only salvage a point. ÍBV, with just 35 per cent of the ball, created three big chances and took nine shots on target — and here's the thing, the away side made their numbers count while the hosts found their finishing lacking when it mattered most.
The result does not move either team dramatically in the table, though it ends Stjarnan's run of two consecutive victories and extends ÍBV's struggles to three defeats in four league games. We had tipped the home side, but this match refused to follow that script, and by the final whistle it was clear who had seized the moment.
