UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, October 11, 2019
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Match Report

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
70.9
Possession
29.1
22
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
600
Accurate Passes
187
697
Passes
284
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
66
40
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
14
10
Effective Clearances
30
10
Clearances
30

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

ISL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 6Ragnar SigurdssonCD-L
  3. 14Kári ÁrnasonCD-R
  4. 23Ari SkúlasonLB
  5. 4Victor PalssonRB
  6. 8Birkir BjarnasonCM-L
  7. 16Runar Mar SigurjonssonCM-R
  8. 21Arnór TraustasonLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonCF-L
  11. 10Gylfi SigurdssonCF-R

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Steve MandandaG
  2. 5Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 18Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 12Corentin TolissoCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 17Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 7Antoine GriezmannLF
  11. 11Kingsley ComanRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Iceland. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Johann Gudmundsson because of an injury.
  2. 29' Olivier Giroud (France) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 43' Ragnar Sigurdsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Runar Mar Sigurjonsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Goal! Iceland 0, France 1. Olivier Giroud (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 68' Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Runar Mar Sigurjonsson because of an injury.
  8. 78' Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Olivier Giroud.
  9. 81' Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Arnór Ingvi Traustason.
  10. 87' Corentin Tolisso (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Substitution, France. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Kingsley Coman.

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