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Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Auðbjörn Hlöðversson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With his leg Steinmar Þorkelsson managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Red Bull Iceland's Gilbert Kjartansson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 11 minutes into the match, Jörgen Pálmarsson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Red Bull Iceland's Guttormur Egilsson. Guttormur Egilsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Red Bull Iceland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Heikir Eyjólfsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Gná Borgarfirði's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Gná Borgarfirði's corner Heikir Eyjólfsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guttormur Egilsson quite easily take care of the ball. Gná Borgarfirði's Steinmar Þorkelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Sigfússon in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of Red Bull Iceland booed when Gná Borgarfirði was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björgvin Mánason didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brimar Konráðsson kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Guttormur Egilsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Auðbjörn Hlöðversson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute of the match Grímur Ketilsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Steinmar Þorkelsson skillfully saved the ball. Steinmar Þorkelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sigfússon in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Franklín Jósepsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Bull Iceland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franklín Jósepsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Red Bull Iceland booed when Gná Borgarfirði was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heikir Eyjólfsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Gná Borgarfirði's goalkeeper Steinmar Þorkelsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilbert Kjartansson. Gilbert Kjartansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hugo Sigfússon to make the kick off. The supporters of Red Bull Iceland booed when Gná Borgarfirði was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sigfreður Falgeirsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steinmar Þorkelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Sigfússon in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Hugo Sigfússon made a precise shot to the right of Steinmar Þorkelsson. Gná Borgarfirði's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Franklín Jósepsson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gná Borgarfirði's goalkeeper Steinmar Þorkelsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hugo Sigfússon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Sigfússon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jörgen Pálmarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guttormur Egilsson having to interfere. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gná Borgarfirði's goalkeeper Steinmar Þorkelsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd match minute, Gná Borgarfirði was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brimar Konráðsson to maneuver through the defense. The Red Bull Iceland fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Red Bull Iceland's Gilbert Kjartansson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Auðbjörn Hlöðversson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Guttormur Egilsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steinmar Þorkelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Sigfússon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82ndth minute of the game Gilbert Kjartansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gná Borgarfirði's Steinmar Þorkelsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Red Bull Iceland's Sólmundur Axelsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Steinmar Þorkelsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Björgvin Mánason hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Gilbert Kjartansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Steinmar Þorkelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Gná Borgarfirði's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Sigfússon came free, but Steinmar Þorkelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steinmar Þorkelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Sigfússon in the 94th minute of the match. Red Bull Iceland were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gná Borgarfirði for a fine match.