Friendly League

Vernd Grindavík Stad
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Barclay Duggan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dalvin Ingjaldsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Flannery McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Beairtle Holt during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Beairtle Holt kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Dalvin Ingjaldsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Flannery McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Össur Aðalmundsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torran McLian, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Flannery McLiam made a huge save. In the 18th match minute, Vernd Grindavík was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Friður Svangeirsson to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, Hillside's Bray Ramsey broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 21 minutes into the game, Tumi Arnaldsson 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 Hillside the free kick. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vernd Grindavík! In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Hillside. Bray Ramsey stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Össur Aðalmundsson. 0-1. 28 minutes into the game, Barclay Duggan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hillside's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vernd Grindavík the free kick. In the 28th match minute, Hillside was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barclay Duggan to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Vernd Grindavík's Dalvin Ingjaldsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Flannery McLiam. That made the score 1-1 after 31 minutes of play. In the 34th minute, Dalvin Ingjaldsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Flannery McLiam. The goal made the score 2-1. Flannery McLiam made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson sent off a good shot on target. Flannery McLiam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalvin Ingjaldsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teigue Gallagher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Tryggvi Loðmundsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the last second Flannery McLiam throw himself and got hold of the ball when Dalvin Ingjaldsson in the 47thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flannery McLiam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hillside getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Beehan Caffey hit a great ball. Teigue Gallagher came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Össur Aðalmundsson could save by the left post. Dalvin Ingjaldsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flannery McLiam having to interfere. After 63 minutes, Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hillside's Flannery McLiam tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 played minutes Vernd Grindavík got a freekick which was hit by Ráðgeir Hjartarsson. After a defensive mix-up in Vernd Grindavík's zone, Bray Ramsey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Össur Aðalmundsson came out of the goal and Bray Ramsey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dalvin Ingjaldsson scored 4-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flannery McLiam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 75 minutes, Dalvin Ingjaldsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vernd Grindavík's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dalvin Ingjaldsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tryggvi Loðmundsson's late challenge caught a Hillside's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tryggvi Loðmundsson helped the player get up and apologised. Tryggvi Loðmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. When Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Vernd Grindavík 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 Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flannery McLiam was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Bjarnleifur Hallbjörnsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Flannery McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Vernd Grindavík's zone, Barclay Duggan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Össur Aðalmundsson came out of the goal and Barclay Duggan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Vernd Grindavík's Friður Svangeirsson got a free kick in the 95th minute. Vernd Grindavík's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.