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Engey Reykholti Stad
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Garðabæ's Tumi Gissurarson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Þorleikur Níelsson in the 4th minute of play forced Garðabæ's goalkeeper Sváfnir Játvarðarson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Friður Daðason took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tumi Gissurarson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Tumi Gissurarson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Friður Daðason. Engey Reykholti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tumi Gissurarson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Halldór Gunnlaugsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Engey Reykholti's Þorleikur Níelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 14th minute Þorleikur Níelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sváfnir Játvarðarson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Garðabæ's Ásgeir Arndórsson got a free kick in the 16th minute. Þorleikur Níelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sváfnir Játvarðarson having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Tumi Gissurarson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Friður Daðason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otti Jónasson kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Engey Reykholti's goal looked a bit too open when Kristján Styrmisson came free, but Friður Daðason reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Garðabæ's goalkeeper Sváfnir Játvarðarson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dónald Valgarðsson. If Kristján Styrmisson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Þorleikur Níelsson to strike the kick off in the second half. When Ölver Runólfsson fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garðabæ's protests and gave Ölver Runólfsson a yellow card for diving instead. If Halldór Gunnlaugsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristján Styrmisson might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Friður Daðason. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kristján Styrmisson ran back to his position shaking his head. Ölver Runólfsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Friður Daðason tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Engey Reykholti defense, Kristján Styrmisson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Friður Daðason. The Engey Reykholti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Friður Daðason should have stopped the shot. Kristján Styrmisson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Friður Daðason having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Engey Reykholti's Otti Jónasson got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Tumi Gissurarson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 85 minutes, Ásgeir Arndórsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Garðabæ and the Engey Reykholti players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Garðabæ getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ásgeir Arndórsson hit a great ball. Garðabæ's Tumi Gissurarson got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Þorleikur Níelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th match minute, Engey Reykholti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leví Franklínsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Kristján Styrmisson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.