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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kristinn Ingimundarson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Vyacheslav Chaban 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. Pylyp Shumak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Igor Milko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Petr Čech having to make a save. 9 minutes into the match, Iceland's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Milko came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Iceland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jónsteinn Ásbjörnsson to maneuver through the defense. Iceland's Kormákur Baldursson got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ukraine's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Milko in the 25th minute. Ukraine's Igor Milko 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. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristinn Ingimundarson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Eduard Gryshko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristinn Ingimundarson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Pylyp Shumak 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. In the 42nd minute, Kristinn Ingimundarson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vitaliy Vischak. The goal made the score 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Milko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Marbjörn Garpsson put in a rough tackle. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Iceland! Iceland:s Petr Čech showed great skill when he stopped Pylyp Shumak:s penalty. Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Milko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petr Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Milko in the 59th minute. Iceland's Austmar Hjaltason got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes in the game, Igor Milko dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Ukraine's Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Austmar Hjaltason in the 72nd minute of play. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austmar Hjaltason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Ivan Sobol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute Vyacheslav Chaban 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Iceland fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ukraine had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.