UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Saturday, October 10, 2015
Latvia DDLDL 2
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Iceland WDWWD 2
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Laugardalsvollur Stadium

Match Report

Latvia manage surprise draw against Iceland in Euro qualifier

Valerijs Sabala's second-half goal helped Latvia pull off a superb 2-2 draw and gain plenty of pride in their Euro 2016 qualifying match vs. Iceland.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
10
Saves
8
34
Possession
66
16
SHOTS
19
8
ON GOAL
11
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
3
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
5
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
6

Head to Head

LVA leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

ISL

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 2Birkir SaevarssonD
  3. 14Kári ÁrnasonD
  4. 6Ragnar SigurdssonD
  5. 23Ari Freyr SkulasonD
  6. 7Jóhann GudmundssonM
  7. 10Gylfi SigurdssonM
  8. 20Emil HallfredssonM
  9. 8Birkir BjarnasonM
  10. 11Alfred FinnbogasonF
  11. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonF

Substitutes

  1. 12Ögmundur KristinssonG
  2. 13Gunnleifur GunnleifssonG
  3. 3Hallgrimur JonassonD
  4. 4Kristinn JónssonD
  5. 5Solvi OttesenD
  6. 17Hólmar EyjólfssonD
  7. 18Elmar BjarnasonD
  8. 16Ólafur SkúlasonM
  9. 19Rúrik GíslasonM
  10. 15Jón BödvarssonF
  11. 21Vidar Örn KjartanssonF
  12. 22Eidur GudjohnsenF

LVA

  1. 1Andris VaninsG
  2. 6Kaspars GorkssD
  3. 4Kaspars DubraD
  4. 13Vladislavs GabovsD
  5. 2Vitalijs MaksimenkoD
  6. 7Alans SinelnikovsD
  7. 17Arturs ZjuzinsM
  8. 16Igors TarasovsM
  9. 8Aleksandrs CaunaM
  10. 15Deniss RakelsF
  11. 10Valerijs SabalaF

Substitutes

  1. 12Kaspars IkstensG
  2. 23Pavels SteinborsG
  3. 3Anton KurakinsD
  4. 19Vitalijs JagodinskisD
  5. 21Gints FreimanisD
  6. 5Olegs LaizansM
  7. 14Janis IkaunieksM
  8. 18Aleksandrs FertovsM
  9. 20Vladimir KamessM
  10. 22Igors KozlovsM
  11. 9Arturs KarasausksF
  12. 11Eduards VisnakovsF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal!! Kolbeinn Sigthorsson hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 1 - 0
  2. 17' Iceland makes a sub: Solvi Ottesen enters for Kari Arnason. Reason: Injury
  3. 23' Alfred Finnbogason is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 27' Goal!! Gylfi Sigurdsson hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left channel (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Iceland now leads 2 - 0
  5. 49' Goal!! Aleksandrs Cauna hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Latvia now trails 1 - 2
  6. 57' Igors Tarasovs is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  7. 64' Latvia makes a sub: Arturs Karasausks enters for Alans Sinelnikovs. Reason: Tactical
  8. 65' Iceland makes a sub: Eidur Gudjohnsen enters for Alfred Finnbogason. Reason: Tactical
  9. 68' Goal!! Valerijs Sabala hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
  10. 75' Vitalijs Maksimenko is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  11. 78' Latvia makes a sub: Olegs Laizans enters for Igors Tarasovs. Reason: Tactical
  12. 78' Ragnar Sigurdsson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 84' Latvia makes a sub: Janis Ikaunieks enters for Arturs Zjuzins. Reason: Tactical
  14. 90' End of the game

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