Latvia vs Iceland, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Latvia

55': Artem Rudnev

FT
0 - 3

Iceland

66': Gylfi Sigurdsson
77': Aron Gunnarsson
90': Rúrik Gíslason

Latvia 0-3 Iceland

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
4': Jon Dadi Bodvarsson hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
4': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
8': Handball called on Artem Rudnev
8': Aron Gunnarsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
8': Viktors Morozs commits a foul on Gylfi Sigurdsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
8': Ragnar Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
10': Theodor Bjarnason commits a foul on Andrejs Kovalovs resulting on a free kick for Latvia
10': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
11': Aleksandrs Fertovs hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
11': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
12': Valerijs Sabala curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
12': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
12': Ritvars Rugins commits a foul on Birkir Bjarnason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
12': Aron Gunnarsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
13': Gylfi Sigurdsson curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
13': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
15': Viktors Morozs commits a foul on Jon Dadi Bodvarsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
16': Gylfi Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
16': Gylfi Sigurdsson drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
17': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
17': Valerijs Sabala commits a foul on Kari Arnason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
17': Ari Freyr Skulason takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
18': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Attacking)
19': Throw-in: Andrejs Kovalovs takes it (Defending)
22': Emil Hallfredsson hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
23': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a short goal kick
27': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Defending)
28': Emil Hallfredsson curls a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
29': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Theodor Bjarnason takes it (Defending)
31': Emil Hallfredsson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
31': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Attacking)
32': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Attacking)
32': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
32': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Defending)
33': Ragnar Sigurdsson commits a foul on Artem Rudnev resulting on a free kick for Latvia
34': Throw-in: Theodor Bjarnason takes it (Defending)
34': Viktors Morozs takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
34': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
36': Birkir Bjarnason commits a foul on Kaspars Gorkss resulting on a free kick for Latvia
36': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
37': Throw-in: Birkir Bjarnason takes it (Attacking)
38': Throw-in: Theodor Bjarnason takes it (Attacking)
39': Ritvars Rugins commits a foul on Gylfi Sigurdsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
39': Gylfi Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
39': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a short goal kick
40': Vladislavs Gabovs commits a foul on Gylfi Sigurdsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
40': Ragnar Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
41': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a short goal kick
41': Artem Rudnev commits a foul on Ari Freyr Skulason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
42': Ari Freyr Skulason takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
42': Emil Hallfredsson hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
43': Aleksandrs Kolinko makes a very good save (Catch)
43': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Attacking)
43': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Defending)
43': Artem Rudnev commits a foul on Ari Freyr Skulason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
43': Artem Rudnev is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
44': Ari Freyr Skulason takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
45': Emil Hallfredsson curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
45': Aleksandrs Kolinko makes a very good save (Catch)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45': The second half is under way
47': Aron Gunnarsson commits a foul on Andrejs Kovalovs resulting on a free kick for Latvia
48': Andrejs Kovalovs takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
48': Kaspars Gorkss commits a foul on Hannes Thor Halldorsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
48': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
49': Theodor Bjarnason commits a foul on Ritvars Rugins resulting on a free kick for Latvia
49': Viktors Morozs takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
49': Throw-in: Andrejs Kovalovs takes it (Attacking)
49': Offside called on Birkir Bjarnason
50': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
50': Artem Rudnev commits a foul on Ari Freyr Skulason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
50': Emil Hallfredsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
51': Jon Dadi Bodvarsson drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
51': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
52': Gylfi Sigurdsson hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
53': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
53': Valerijs Sabala commits a foul on Ari Freyr Skulason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
53': Ragnar Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
54': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
54': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
55': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
55': Artem Rudnev commits a foul on Aron Gunnarsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
55': Artem Rudnev has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
56': Ragnar Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
58': Emil Hallfredsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
59': Emil Hallfredsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
60': Birkir Bjarnason takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
60': Aleksandrs Kolinko makes a very good save (Punch)
61': Throw-in: Theodor Bjarnason takes it (Attacking)
62': Emil Hallfredsson drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
62': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
63': Theodor Bjarnason commits a foul on Andrejs Kovalovs resulting on a free kick for Latvia
63': Andrejs Kovalovs takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
63': Latvia makes a sub: Gints Freimanis enters for Ritvars Rugins. Reason: Tactical
64': Throw-in: Ari Freyr Skulason takes it (Defending)
64': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
64': Offside called on Valerijs Sabala
64': Ari Freyr Skulason takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
65': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
66': That last goal was assisted by Aron Gunnarsson (Pass from Left Channel)
66': Gylfi Sigurdsson hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
66': Goal!! Gylfi Sigurdsson hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 1 - 0
68': Throw-in: Andrejs Kovalovs takes it (Defending)
70': Throw-in: Aron Gunnarsson takes it (Attacking)
70': Andrejs Kovalovs commits a foul on Gylfi Sigurdsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
75': Gylfi Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
75': Gylfi Sigurdsson crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
76': Birkir Bjarnason takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
77': Andrejs Kovalovs commits a foul on Emil Hallfredsson resulting on a free kick for Iceland
77': Emil Hallfredsson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
77': Emil Hallfredsson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
77': That last goal was assisted by Emil Hallfredsson (Cross from Right Wing)
77': Aron Gunnarsson hits a good header. Outcome: goal
77': Goal!! Aron Gunnarsson hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 2 - 0
78': Iceland makes a sub: Alfred Finnbogason enters for Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. Reason: Tactical
78': Valerijs Sabala hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
78': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a short goal kick
80': Iceland makes a sub: Olafur Ingi Skulason enters for Gylfi Sigurdsson. Reason: Tactical
81': Latvia makes a sub: Eduards Visnakovs enters for Valerijs Sabala. Reason: Tactical
81': Latvia makes a sub: Aleksejs Visnakovs enters for Andrejs Kovalovs. Reason: Tactical
81': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes a long goal kick
82': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
83': Viktors Morozs takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
85': Viktors Morozs hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
85': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
85': Emil Hallfredsson commits a foul on Eduards Visnakovs resulting on a free kick for Latvia
85': Viktors Morozs takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
86': Viktors Morozs hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
86': Hannes Thor Halldorsson makes a very good save (Catch)
87': Iceland makes a sub: Rurik Gislason enters for Emil Hallfredsson. Reason: Tactical
88': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Attacking)
89': Nauris Bulvitis commits a foul on Rurik Gislason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
89': Nauris Bulvitis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90': Theodor Bjarnason takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
90': Rurik Gislason drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
90': Goal!! Rurik Gislason hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 3 - 0
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+3': Offside called on Alfred Finnbogason
90'+4': Aleksandrs Kolinko takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+6': Aron Gunnarsson hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
90'+7': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
90'+8': Hannes Thor Halldorsson takes a long goal kick
90'+8': Aleksandrs Fertovs commits a foul on Rurik Gislason resulting on a free kick for Iceland
90'+9': Ragnar Sigurdsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+9': Aleksandrs Fertovs is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Statistics

ISL		LVA
7	Fouls	16
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	3
70	Possession	30
14	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
2	Accurate Crosses	0
2	Crosses	0
1.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Stadionas Skonto
Location: ,
Attendance: 6,354

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Spain	8	+20	21
2	Scotland	8	+9	17
3	Norway	8	+2	11
4	Georgia	8	-6	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Latvia

No.	Name
12	Aleksandrs Kolinko (GK)
3	Nauris Bulvitis
4	Kaspars Dubra
6	Vladislavs Gabovs
13	Kaspars Gorkss
2	Viktors Morozs
7	Andrejs Kovalovs
14	Ritvars Rugins
18	Aleksandrs Fertovs
10	Valerijs Sabala
16	Artem Rudnev

Latvia Substitutes:

Pavels Steinbors, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Anton Kurakins, Gints Freimanis, Oleg Timofejev, Aleksejs Visnakovs, Janis Ikaunieks, Yuri Zigajevs, Eduards Visnakovs, Deniss Rakels.

Iceland

No.	Name
1	Hannes Halldórsson (GK)
6	Ragnar Sigurdsson
14	Kári Árnason
23	Ari Freyr Skulason
8	Birkir Bjarnason
10	Gylfi Sigurdsson
17	Aron Gunnarsson
18	Elmar Bjarnason
20	Emil Hallfredsson
22	Jón Bödvarsson
9	Kolbeinn Sigthorsson

Iceland Substitutes:

Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Birkir Saevarsson, Hallgrimur Jonasson, Solvi Ottesen, Thorarinn Valdimarsson, Helgi Danielsson, Ólafur Skúlason, Rúrik Gíslason, Alfred Finnbogason, Vidar Örn Kjartansson.

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