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FT Friday, October 7, 2016
Faroe Islands LLWLD 2
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Latvia WWDWW 0
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FRO112
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Match Report

Faroe Islands shock Latvia to extend excellent start

The Faroe Islands followed their surprise draw against Hungary with a win at Latvia behind goals by Sonni Nattestad and Joan Edmundsson.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
47
Possession
53
11
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
341
403
Passes
439
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
26
0.5
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
54
30
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
21
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
10
37
Clearances
14

Lineups

LVA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Andris VaninsG
  2. 13Kaspars GorkssCD-L
  3. 19Vitalijs JagodinskisCD-R
  4. 2Vitalijs MaksimenkoLB
  5. 6Vladislavs GabovsRB
  6. 5Olegs LaizansCM-L
  7. 21Glebs KluskinsCM-R
  8. 15Ivans LukjanovsLM
  9. 7Aleksejs VisnakovsRM
  10. 10Valerijs SabalaCF-L
  11. 22Vladislavs GutkovskisCF-R

FRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gunnar NielsenG
  2. 5Sonni NattestadCD-L
  3. 4Atli GregersenCD-R
  4. 3Viljormur DavidsenLB
  5. 2Jónas Thór NaesRB
  6. 8Brandur Hendriksson OlsenAM
  7. 7Fródi BenjaminsenLM
  8. 6Hallur HanssonRM
  9. 11Joan Simun EdmundssonF
  10. 16René JoensenAM-L
  11. 10Sölvi VatnhamarAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Latvia 0, Faroe Islands 1. Sonni Nattestad (Faroe Islands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by René Joensen following a corner.
  2. 25' Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Latvia. Girts Karlsons replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  4. 70' Goal! Latvia 0, Faroe Islands 2. Joan Simun Edmundsson (Faroe Islands) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hallur Hansson following a fast break.
  5. 72' Substitution, Latvia. Arturs Zjuzins replaces Glebs Kluskins.
  6. 73' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Gilli Sørensen replaces René Joensen.
  7. 75' Vitalijs Maksimenko (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 75' Joan Simun Edmundsson (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 77' Substitution, Latvia. Davis Ikaunieks replaces Ivans Lukjanovs.
  10. 88' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Pol Johannus Justinussen replaces Brandur Olsen.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Faroe Islands. Pall Klettskard replaces Joan Simun Edmundsson.

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