Friendly League

Vernd Grindavík Stad
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Rahan's Gerald McTom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Össur Aðalmundsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Össur Aðalmundsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trevor McAlphie, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Vernd Grindavík getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Teitur Ásþórsson hit a great ball. In the 10th match minute, Rahan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casey Myler to maneuver through the defense. Rahan's Ardán Dalton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Rahan from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Rahan's Ardán Dalton got control of the ball when Dagbjartur Loðmundsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dagbjartur Loðmundsson took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ardán Dalton. Ardán Dalton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Össur Aðalmundsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trevor McAlphie, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When Rahan's Alan Silke in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vernd Grindavík's goalie prevented a goal. After 29 minutes of play, Rahan's Trevor McAlphie made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Össur Aðalmundsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the game, Tryggvi Loðmundsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vernd Grindavík's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rahan the free kick. Tryggvi Loðmundsson hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Alan Silke came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Rahan 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 Alan Silke couldn't finish the play. When Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 39 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ardán Dalton was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Össur Aðalmundsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerald McTom in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Tryggvi Loðmundsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Trevor McAlphie made the kick off in the second half. Ardán Dalton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagbjartur Loðmundsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Rahan booed when Vernd Grindavík was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teitur Ásþórsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalvin Ingjaldsson in the 58th minute of play forced Rahan's goalkeeper Ardán Dalton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Trevor McAlphie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Össur Aðalmundsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Ardán Dalton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tryggvi Loðmundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Rahan's Gerald McTom got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Vernd Grindavík's Lórens Fjalarsson got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Vernd Grindavík's Össur Aðalmundsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerald McTom in the 80th minute of play. When Rahan's Casey Myler in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vernd Grindavík's goalie prevented a goal. Össur Aðalmundsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald McTom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trevor McAlphie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Össur Aðalmundsson made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Silke during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alan Silke kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Trevor McAlphie notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Vernd Grindavík's Össur Aðalmundsson. Össur Aðalmundsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Össur Aðalmundsson made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Trevor McAlphie sent off a good shot on target. Össur Aðalmundsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trevor McAlphie in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagbjartur Loðmundsson in the 95th minute of play forced Rahan's goalkeeper Ardán Dalton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ardán Dalton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tryggvi Loðmundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rahan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.