National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson 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. In the 4th minute Kristinn Ingimundarson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armand Quison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Philippines's goal looked a bit too open when Kristinn Ingimundarson came free, but Armand Quison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armand Quison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armand Quison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 16th minute, Kristinn Ingimundarson made a precise shot to the right of Armand Quison. Philippines's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Armand Quison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristinn Ingimundarson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calvin Nogoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 24 minutes into the game, Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armand Quison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Kristinn Ingimundarson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristinn Ingimundarson in the 27th minute of play forced Philippines's goalkeeper Armand Quison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Kristinn Ingimundarson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Armand Quison was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Kristinn Ingimundarson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armand Quison was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the game, Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armand Quison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Armand Quison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristinn Ingimundarson in the 43rd minute of play. If Calvin Nogoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Iceland were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Iceland made a substitution. Austmar Hjaltason replaced Allan Þrándsson. Iceland were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Philippines's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jónsteinn Ásbjörnsson took the corner. Iceland's Jónsteinn Ásbjörnsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Armand Quison in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calvin Nogoy in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Jemson Saliba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petr Čech. Iceland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jemson Saliba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Philippines's Arnel Pansoy was substituted for Mats Caballero. If Krummi Þengilsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Visayas Pecson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Iceland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aðalsteinn Esbjærg was slow to take the kick. During this time Philippines's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Calvin Nogoy at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Iceland. 2-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Iceland's Kristinn Ingimundarson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armand Quison. That made the score 2-8 after 76 minutes of play. Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Visayas Pecson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes Iceland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aðalsteinn Esbjærg who took care of the corner kick. Philippines's Calvin Nogoy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Petr Čech in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Philippines's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aðalsteinn Esbjærg in the 89th minute. It was a well-played corner which Florentino Greatwich managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 91st match minute, Philippines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aðalsteinn Esbjærg to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Austmar Hjaltason got free with Armand Quison in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armand Quison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Austmar Hjaltason in the 93rd minute. If Jemson Saliba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Iceland eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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