FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Iceland vs Ukraine, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Iceland
  • 47': Gylfi Sigurdsson
  • 66': Gylfi Sigurdsson
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2 - 0
Ukraine

    About

    Iceland are hosting Ukraine at Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland).
    • 2': Foul by Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland).
    • 2': Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
    • 10': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Birkir Saevarsson.
    • 19': Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
    • 19': Attempt missed. Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland).
    • 25': Mykola Matvyenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 33': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
    • 33': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Offside, Iceland. Gylfi Sigurdsson tries a through ball, but Sverrir Ingi Ingason is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson.
    • 35': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Sverrir Ingi Ingason.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
    • 40': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Ukraine).
    • 40': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Birkir Saevarsson (Iceland).
    • 43': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Iceland 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Iceland 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 47': Goal! Iceland 1, Ukraine 0. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 47': Delay in match (Ukraine).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 49': Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
    • 54': Foul by Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland).
    • 54': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 54': Hand ball by Bogdan Butko (Ukraine).
    • 55': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
    • 55': Yevhen Khacheridi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Iceland).
    • 55': Yevhen Khacheridi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
    • 57': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Hannes Thór Halldórsson.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
    • 59': Artem Besedin (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland).
    • 60': Attempt saved. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 60': Offside, Iceland. Birkir Saevarsson tries a through ball, but Johann Berg Gudmundsson is caught offside.
    • 64': Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
    • 66': Goal! Iceland 2, Ukraine 0. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
    • 67': Substitution, Iceland. Björn Sigurdarson replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Artem Besedin.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
    • 71': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
    • 71': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Kravets replaces Artem Besedin.
    • 71': Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland).
    • 71': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Ukraine. Ruslan Rotan replaces Taras Stepanenko.
    • 77': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine).
    • 77': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Bogdan Butko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland).
    • 82': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
    • 82': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Ruslan Rotan (Ukraine).
    • 83': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yevhen Khacheridi.
    • 85': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Hannes Thór Halldórsson.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Rotan (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine).
    • 88': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
    • 89': Substitution, Iceland. Olafur Skulason replaces Emil Hallfredsson.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Iceland 2, Ukraine 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Iceland 2, Ukraine 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 5
    62.5 Possession 37.5
    13 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    502 Accurate Passes 277
    598 Passes 360
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    78 Long Balls 53
    45 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    10 Tackles 7
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    17 Effective Clearances 27
    17 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Laugardalsvöllur
    Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
    Attendance: 9,769

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 5 +21 15
    2 Italy 4 +5 9
    3 Israel 5 +4 9
    4 Estonia 5 -8 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ISL Iceland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hannes Halldórsson (GK)
    6 Ragnar Sigurdsson
    5 Sverrir Ingason
    18 Hördur Magnússon
    2 Birkir Saevarsson
    10 Gylfi Sigurdsson
    17 Aron Gunnarsson
    20 Emil Hallfredsson Yellow Card
    22 Jón Bödvarsson
    8 Birkir Bjarnason
    7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
    Iceland Substitutes:
    Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Björn Sigurdarson, Ari Skúlason, Jón Gudni Fjóluson, Alfred Finnbogason, Ólafur Skúlason, Arnór Traustason, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Kári Árnason, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson.

    UKR Ukraine (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Andriy Pyatov (GK)
    20 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
    3 Yevhen Khacheridi
    4 Mykola Matviyenko
    2 Bohdan Butko
    22 Viktor Kovalenko Yellow Card
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi Yellow Card
    6 Taras Stepanenko
    18 Artem Besedin
    10 Yevhen Konoplyanka
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Maksym Koval, Artem Kravets, Andriy Lunin, Eduard Sobol, Ivan Ordets, Vladlen Yurchenko, Denys Garmash, Mykola Morozyuk, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Ruslan Rotan, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Serhiy Sydorchuk.

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