National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Per Schäfer made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match, Boubacar Otabo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ágúst Vilhjálmsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the last second Ágúst Vilhjálmsson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Per Schäfer in the 6thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 8 minutes into the match, U21 Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Boubacar Otabo came free, but Ágúst Vilhjálmsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wayne Knoppertz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Laufarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The supporters of U21 Iceland booed when U21 Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Jochem didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Iceland's Ágúst Vilhjálmsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Iceland from getting a goal against them. U21 Germany's Wayne Knoppertz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Friðbert Kjartansson in the 17th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Karel Dautzenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel Dautzenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Germany's Wayne Knoppertz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Engilbjartur Hallsson in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Schäfer in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Iceland's goalkeeper Ágúst Vilhjálmsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Karel Dautzenberg came free, but Ágúst Vilhjálmsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Roman Jochem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 39 minutes into the match, U21 Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Jochem came free, but Ágúst Vilhjálmsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Jochem, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Engilbjartur Hallsson struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Wayne Knoppertz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Iceland. The audience thought a goal was coming when Per Schäfer got free with Ágúst Vilhjálmsson in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

U21 Germany made a substitution. Clemens Heineke replaced Hanno Böwering. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Engilbjartur Hallsson to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, U21 Germany's Boubacar Otabo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 58thth minute of the game Per Schäfer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Iceland's Ágúst Vilhjálmsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The U21 Germany fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when U21 Germany's Per Schäfer 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. U21 Iceland's Dósóþeus Guðbjarnason was substituted for Engilbjartur Hallsson. After 63 minutes of play, U21 Germany's Roman Jochem made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, U21 Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Dósóþeus Guðbjarnason came free, but Wayne Knoppertz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dósóþeus Guðbjarnason fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wayne Knoppertz having to interfere. U21 Germany's Hartmut Küpper was substituted for Boubacar Otabo. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karel Dautzenberg in the 72nd minute of the match. U21 Iceland's Ágúst Vilhjálmsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Schäfer in the 75th minute of play. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hartmut Küpper in the 79th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Friðbert Kjartansson during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hartmut Küpper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ágúst Vilhjálmsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Schäfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hartmut Küpper in the 94th minute of play forced U21 Iceland's goalkeeper Ágúst Vilhjálmsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blængur Guðbjarnason hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute of the match Philipp Lahm sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ágúst Vilhjálmsson skillfully saved the ball. U21 Germany's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.