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Key moments
End of match
And Iceland wins! It was a peaceful match for the visiting team, who opened the scoring in the first half with A ndri Gudjohnsen, expanding in the second half with Orri Oskarsson and, in the second half, closing the score against Luxembourg with Victor Palsson!
Added time
We'll have three more minutes of added time in this second half. And we have two yellow cards to close out the match, the first for Mahmutovic, for a foul on Willumsson. And the second for Thorvaldsson, for a foul on Leandro Barreiro.
Iceland changes
Iceland made another substitution, with Victor Palsson leaving and Arnor Sigurdsson entering. The game, at the moment, continues at a slow pace, with little happening on the field, and the match is heading towards an Icelandic victory!
Yellow card
Ellertsson committed a hard foul on Leandro Barreiro. Shortly after, Ellertsson got a shot off, but it was blocked by the defense. On the counter-attack, Jayson Videira received the pass and shot hard as he entered the area, but it went wide.
Changes in both teams
We have many substitutions at the moment. On the Icelandic side, Oskarsson, Gudjohnsen, and Haraldsson have been replaced by Darri Willumsson, Anderson, and Thorvaldsson. Meanwhile, in Luxembourg, Kadamani and Moreira have been replaced by Rupil and Natami.
Goal for Iceland
On the left, Iceland won a corner, taken into the box by Sigurdsson to find Palsson between the defenders, who rose higher than the defense to head powerfully into the left corner, extending the score!
Change and yellow
The game was temporarily stopped for treatment to Stefan Thordarson, who is now back in the game. Interestingly, the player with the same name, Stefan Teitur Thordarson, left the field to be replaced by Magnusson. Shortly after, Barreiro received a yellow card for a hard foul.
Changes in Luxembourg
Isak Johnannesson received a yellow card for a hard foul on Leandro Barreiro. Shortly after, Luxemburgo made two substitutions, bringing on Enzo Duarte and Jayson Videira Pereira for Vincent Thill and Mathias Olesen.
Out
Palsson received the pass up front and attempted a long-range shot, sending the ball low towards the right corner, but Anthony Morris made the save. Shortly after, Haraldsson received the pass up front and managed a powerful shot, but it went wide.
Blocked
Aiman Dardari received the pass up front and managed a powerful shot, but it was blocked by the defense. Shortly after, Johanesson got a shot off after breaking into the area, but again his effort was blocked by the defense.
Second half starts
The players returned to the field and the ball rolled for the second half of the match between Luxembourg and Iceland, in the second round of the UEFA Nations League group stage, with all the action and excitement here on VAVEL!
End of first half
In a first stage that they managed to dominate, Iceland went into half-time beating Luxembourg away from home 2-0, where they took the lead with Andri Gudjohnsen and expanded at the end with Orri Oskarsson, achieving peace of mind in the game.
Added time
Vincent Thill received the pass from Olesen up front and attempted a powerful shot, but sent the ball straight into Valdimarsson's hands. Luxemburgo is trying to apply pressure in the attacking third in these final minutes! And we'll have two more minutes of added time.
Goal for Iceland
Luxembourg kept almost the entire team on the attack, pressing, until Iceland launched a counter-attack, with Gudjohnsen finding the pass between the defenders for Orri Oskarsson to break into the area and shoot into the right corner, into the back of the net!
Yellow card
Luxembourg managed to maintain possession in the attacking half in the final minutes, slowing down the game and trying to find an equalizer. During this period of pressure, Hakon Valdimarsson received a yellow card for a hard foul, which turned into an advantage for Luxembourg.
Out again
Hakon Haraldsson received a pass from Sigurdsson up front and shot powerfully from distance, but sent the ball wide. Shortly after, Oskarsson received a pass and shot powerfully, again sending the ball wide.
Out
Gudjohnsen received the cross in the area and headed it, with a deflection in defense, to win the corner, which was taken in the area into confusion, where Haraldsson managed to shoot, but sending the ball out, missing the chance to extend the score!
Change in Iceland
Immediately after the goal, the game was stopped for treatment to Laurent Jens, who was in pain and left the field injured, being replaced by Marvin Martins. Shortly after, Sigurdsson received the pass and shot from distance, but it was blocked by the defense.
Goal for Iceland
And we have the score opened! On the counter-attack, Oskarsson received the ball on the right and crossed low to Andri Gudjohnsen, who went one-on-one with the goalkeeper to chip the ball into the back of the net, opening the scoring!
Blocked
Dardari received the pass up front and shot hard, hitting the defense, with Olesen picking up the rebound and shooting hard from distance, again hitting the defense. Luxemburgo managed a quick response and created danger!
Out
Dujohnsen found the pass in front for Mikael Ellertsson, who shot hard as he invaded the area, but sent the ball out. Iceland, even playing strong at home, manages to reach the attacking field with danger and starts to put pressure on.
Here we go
The players took to the pitch and the ball rolled for the confrontation between Luxembourg and Iceland, in the first 45 minutes of this clash in the second round of the UEFA Nations League, with all the moves and emotions of the duel here at VAVEL.
Next matches - Iceland
Iceland plays on the same days, as expected in the Nations. On October 3rd, they host Bulgaria. On the sixth day they play against Estonia away from home. On the 13th, he visits Bulgaria and, on the 16th, he receives Luxembourg, thus closing Nations!
Next matches - Luxembourg
After today's game, Luxembourg returns to the field on October 3rd, when they visit Estonia. On the 6th they host Bulgaria. Continuing with the games, in November, on the 13th, they host Estonia and, on the 16th, they visit Iceland, thus closing the Nations League group stage.
Retrospect - part 3
Finally, today we have a game that could bring us goals! This is because Luxembourg, in these nine games, has scored nine goals, averaging one goal per game, while Iceland has scored 12 goals, averaging 1.33 goals per game.
Retrospect - part 2
At home, as will be the case today, Luxembourg has hosted Iceland on six occasions, with one victory (in the UEFA Euro qualifiers), three draws (two in friendlies and one in the World Cup qualifiers), and two defeats (also in friendlies).
Retrospect - part 1
There have been nine matches in history between the two teams, with Luxembourg winning only once, Iceland winning four times, and four draws. This will be the first ever UEFA Nations League match between the teams!
Iceland's bench
For the game, Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson had the following names available during the match against Luxembourg: Runar Alex Runarsson, Anton Ari Einarsson, Horour Magnusson, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Kristall Mani Ingason, Aron Gunnarsson, Mikael Anderson, Borir Johann Helgason, Arnor Sigurdsson, Isak Snaer Borvaldsson, Jon Dagur Borsteinsson and Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson.
Luxembourg's bench
For the game, Jeff Strasser had the following players available during the match against Iceland: Tiago Pereira Cardoso, Tim Kips, Eldin Dzogovic, Vahid Selimovic, Eric Veiga, Marvin Martins, Enzo Duarte, Thimothe Rupil, Omar Natami, Miguel Fernandes Gonçalves, Sebastien Thill and Jayson Videira Perreira.
Iceland lined-up!
With a 4-2-3-1 formation, Iceland is lined up for the UEFA Nations League match and will take the field against Luxembourg with: Valdimarsson, Palsson, Podarson, Gretarson and Tomasson; Johannesson, Sigurdsson, Gudjohnsen, Haraldsson and Ellertsson; Oskarsson.
And I stayed here! Thank you very much for your audience in this UEFA Nations League match, with all the moves and emotions here at VAVEL! Stay tuned here for the repercussions and upcoming games. Good afternoon and see you next time!