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Match Report
Gimli Flúðum
Spectators: 6783 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kristvaldur Margrímsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Kristvaldur Margrímsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Kópavör Flúðum's Hergill Hallbjörnsson got a free kick in the 16th minute. Kristvaldur Margrímsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hinrik Sæmundsson during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gimli Flúðum's Hinrik Sæmundsson got a free kick in the 24th minute. Kristvaldur Margrímsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hersir Hrútsson having to interfere. Adólf Harðarsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Hersir Hrútsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kópavör Flúðum's Adólf Harðarsson in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gimli Flúðum's goalie prevented a goal. Dalmar Atlason charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dalmar Atlason the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kópavör Flúðum getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Dalmar Atlason hit a great ball. Hlér Baldvinsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kjallakur Björgvinsson came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Gimli Flúðum fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kjallakur Björgvinsson couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Hergill Hallbjörnsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Gimli Flúðum's corner Jói Hallmundsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Reynir Geirsson quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Hlér Baldvinsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gimli Flúðum's supporters rose to their feet, but Hlér Baldvinsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynir Geirsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kjallakur Björgvinsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Kjallakur Björgvinsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for Gimli Flúðum. Jói Hallmundsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Reynir Geirsson. 1-0. Kristvaldur Margrímsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Gimli Flúðum booed when Kópavör Flúðum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guðstein Sigbertsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gimli Flúðum's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jói Hallmundsson in the 63rd minute. The corner led to Gimli Flúðum's Valentínus Viðarsson getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Adólf Harðarsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kópavör Flúðum's supporters rose to their feet, but Adólf Harðarsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hersir Hrútsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 78 minutes into the game, Kjallakur Björgvinsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Reynir Geirsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adólf Harðarsson got free with Hersir Hrútsson in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kjallakur Björgvinsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gimli Flúðum had won after a very even match.
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