REYKJAVíK. Iceland demolishes Liechtenstein 4-0 with goals of S. Thordarson (19′), A. Gudmundsson (35′ pen), A. Gudmundsson (79′ pen) and A. Gudjohnsen (89′). Its vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Laugardalsvöllur stadium in Reykjavík on Monday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Ioannis Papadopoulos with the assistance of Konstantinos Nikolaidis and Vassilis Nikolakakis. The 4th official was Anastasios Papapetrou. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 23 Total 1
- 10 On Target 0
- 13 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 175 Attack 33
- 90 Dangerous attack 7
- 54 Ball safe 81
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Iceland was in firm control of the ball 72% while Liechtenstein was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Iceland was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Iceland won the match.
Iceland shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Liechtenstein shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Iceland didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Liechtenstein received 2 yellow cards (N. Frommelt and M. Marxer).
Also, Liechtenstein didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Marxer (Liechtenstein) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Iceland will have 8 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Liechtenstein will stay with 1 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Iceland will play away with Romania on the 11th of November with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Liechtenstein will play away agasint Germany on the 11th of November with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Germany (0 draws).
Iceland – Formation
Iceland
32'
19'
Iceland started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Arnar Viðarsson decided to play with the following team: Elías Rafn Ólafsson , Alfons Sampsted , Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason , Daniel Leo Gretarsson , Gudmundur Thórarinsson , Stefán Teitur Þórðarson , Birkir Bjarnason , Þórir Jóhann Helgason , Albert Guðmundsson , Viðar Örn Kjartansson and Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson .
The home team had on the bench: Mikael Ellertsson , Andri Fannar Baldursson , Hjörtur Hermannsson , Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen , Andri Gudjohnsen , Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson, Elías Már Ómarsson, Ari Leifsson and Mikael Anderson.
Iceland could not rely on the presence of H. Hermannsson (injured).
Substitutions
Iceland made 5 changes: D. Gretarsson for H. Hermannsson (32′), V. Kjartansson for S. Gudjohnsen (65′), J. D. Thorsteinsson for M. E. Ellertsson (65′), T. Helgason for A. F. Baldursson (65′) and S. Thordarson for A. Gudjohnsen (80′).
Best player: Albert Guðmundsson
The player that probably impressed the most for Iceland was Albert Guðmundsson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 54 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Liechtenstein – Formation
Liechtenstein
58'
Liechtenstein started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Martin Stocklasa played with: Benjamin Buchel , Sandro Wolfinger , Rafael Grünenfelder , Andreas Malin , Jens Hofer , Maximilian Göppel , Aron Sele , Noah Frommelt , Nicolas Hasler , Livio Meier and Yanik Frick .
They had on the bench: Claudio Majer, Daniel Brandle , Martin Büchel, Marco Marxer, Lorenzo Lo Russo, Alexander Marxer, Seyhan Yıldız , Noah Frick , Martin Marxer, Roman Spirig and Rıdvan Kardeşoğlu .
Substitutions
Liechtenstein made 5 changes: A. Malin for M. Marxer (8′), L. Meier for N. Frick (46′), A. Sele for S. Yildiz (67′), S. Wolfinger for R. Kardesoglu (84′) and Y. Frick for D. Brandle (84′).
Best player: Benjamin Buchel
The player that probably impressed the most for Liechtenstein was the goalkeeper: Benjamin Buchel. His rating is 7.44. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Romania – Armenia – 1-0
- North Macedonia – Germany – 0-4
- Iceland – Liechtenstein – 4-0
- Slovenia – Russia – 1-2
- Cyprus – Malta – 2-2
- Croatia – Slovakia – 2-2
- Norway – Montenegro – 2-0
- Netherlands – Gibraltar – 6-0
- Latvia – Turkey – 1-2
- Estonia – Wales – 0-1
- Belarus – Czech Republic – 0-2
