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Lín Borgarfirði Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lín Borgarfirði's Kolbjörn Sólbergsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kolbjörn Sólbergsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hersteinn Valgarðsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Kolbjörn Sólbergsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Kolbjörn Sólbergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bergmundur Hróason in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdimar Rafnsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hersteinn Valgarðsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kolbjörn Sólbergsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After having played for 16 minutes, Lýður Dagsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grjónið Hellu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lýður Dagsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valdimar Rafnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bergmundur Hróason in the 17th minute of the match. Hersteinn Valgarðsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kolbjörn Sólbergsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes of play, Lín Borgarfirði's Kolbjörn Sólbergsson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hersteinn Valgarðsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Kolbjörn Sólbergsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hersteinn Valgarðsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kolbjörn Sólbergsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Grjónið Hellu's zone, Kolbjörn Sólbergsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hersteinn Valgarðsson came out of the goal and Kolbjörn Sólbergsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Kolbjörn Sólbergsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hallgils Bergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Kolbjörn Sólbergsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lín Borgarfirði's supporters rose to their feet, but Kolbjörn Sólbergsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hersteinn Valgarðsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Þorgeir Ívarsson's late challenge caught a Lín Borgarfirði's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Þorgeir Ívarsson helped the player get up and apologised. Kolbjörn Sólbergsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hersteinn Valgarðsson having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Bergmundur Hróason made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Lín Borgarfirði's zone, Lýður Dagsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdimar Rafnsson came out of the goal and Lýður Dagsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62ndth minute of the game Hallgils Bergsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grjónið Hellu's Hersteinn Valgarðsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hallgils Bergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kolbjörn Sólbergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ingþór Hilmarsson fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lín Borgarfirði's protests and gave Ingþór Hilmarsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Ingþór Hilmarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdimar Rafnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bergmundur Hróason, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Lýður Dagsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, Lín Borgarfirði was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hergill Þorvaldsson to maneuver through the defense. If Hallgils Bergsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Kolbjörn Sólbergsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hersteinn Valgarðsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 83rd minute of the match Sakarías Samúelsson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sakarías Samúelsson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 84th minute, Sakarías Samúelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute Hallgils Bergsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hersteinn Valgarðsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kolbjörn Sólbergsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes Grjónið Hellu's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stormur Egilsson who took care of the corner kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lín Borgarfirði had played much better football throughout.