UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Slovakia vs Iceland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Slovakia
  • 30': Juraj Kucka
  • 36': Ondrej Duda (P)
  • 47': Lukás Haraslín
  • 55': Lukás Haraslín
FT
4 - 2
Iceland
  • 17': Orri Óskarsson
  • 74': Andri Gudjohnsen

Slovakia clinch Euro 2024 qualification with win over Iceland

Slovakia recovered from a goal down to beat Iceland 4-2 at home in Group J on Thursday, becoming the latest country to secure a place at next year's European Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
  • 1': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 5': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Denis Vavro (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia).
  • 10': Orri Óskarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Arnór Traustason (Iceland).
  • 11': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
  • 13': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  • 15': Foul by Arnór Traustason (Iceland).
  • 15': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Goal! Slovakia 0, Iceland 1. Orri Óskarsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Pálsson.
  • 21': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Iceland).
  • 21': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
  • 24': Kristian Hlynsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Substitution, Iceland. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Arnór Traustason because of an injury.
  • 25': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 25': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Sverrir Ingason.
  • 28': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Alfons Sampsted.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 30': Goal! Slovakia 1, Iceland 1. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Penalty Slovakia. Ondrej Duda draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Kristian Hlynsson (Iceland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': VAR Decision: Penalty Slovakia.
  • 36': Goal! Slovakia 2, Iceland 1. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
  • 42': Willum Willumsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
  • 43': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Slovakia 2, Iceland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 2, Iceland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Iceland. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 46': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
  • 46': Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
  • 47': Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Goal! Slovakia 3, Iceland 1. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda following a fast break.
  • 49': Offside, Iceland. Kolbeinn Finnsson tries a through ball, but Orri Óskarsson is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
  • 51': Offside, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda tries a through ball, but Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
  • 55': Goal! Slovakia 4, Iceland 1. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka following a fast break.
  • 56': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
  • 57': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
  • 57': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Willum Willumsson.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 61': Substitution, Iceland. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Arnór Sigurdsson because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland).
  • 65': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Suslov replaces Lukás Haraslín.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 71': Offside, Slovakia. Dávid Hancko tries a through ball, but Tomás Suslov is caught offside.
  • 72': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
  • 73': Substitution, Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Willum Willumsson.
  • 73': Substitution, Iceland. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Orri Óskarsson.
  • 73': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
  • 74': Goal! Slovakia 4, Iceland 2. Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
  • 76': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland).
  • 77': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 77': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, Slovakia. Dávid Duris replaces Ivan Schranz.
  • 79': Substitution, Slovakia. László Bénes replaces Ondrej Duda.
  • 80': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 80': László Bénes (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
  • 82': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Sverrir Ingason.
  • 82': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Alfons Sampsted.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Dávid Duris (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
  • 84': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland).
  • 84': Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Kolbeinn Finnsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfred Finnbogason with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Slovakia. Róbert Polievka replaces Róbert Bozeník.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by László Bénes with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland).
  • 90'+2': László Bénes (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
  • 90'+4': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Slovakia 4, Iceland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovakia 4, Iceland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovakia 4, Iceland 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 12
4 Saves 0
43.1 Possession 56.9
5 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
256 Accurate Passes 383
371 Passes 483
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
83 Long Balls 77
28 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 8
18 Effective Clearances 10
18 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 21,548

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 10 +34 30
2 Slovakia 10 +9 22
3 Luxembourg 10 -6 17
4 Iceland 10 +1 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

SVK Slovakia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK) Yellow Card
14 Milan Skriniar
3 Denis Vavro
16 Dávid Hancko
6 Norbert Gyömbér
22 Stanislav Lobotka
8 Ondrej Duda
19 Juraj Kucka
9 Róbert Bozeník
17 Lukás Haraslín
18 Ivan Schranz
Slovakia Substitutes:
László Bénes, Dávid Duris, Lubomir Satka, Róbert Mak, Vernon De Marco, Michal Tomic, Róbert Polievka, Dominik Holly, Tomás Suslov, David Strelec, Marek Rodák, Henrich Ravas.

ISL Iceland (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
5 Sverrir Ingason
4 Victor Palsson
14 Kolbeinn Finnsson
2 Alfons Sampsted
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
21 Arnór Traustason
23 Kristian Hlynsson
20 Orri Óskarsson
8 Arnór Sigurdsson
15 Willum Thór Willumsson
Iceland Substitutes:
Gudmundur Thórarinsson, Hákon Haraldsson, Ísak Jóhannesson, Mikael Ellertsson, Alfred Finnbogason, Andri Gudjohnsen, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson, Hákon Valdimarsson.

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