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Ãsland à HM-umspil à fyrsta sinn
Ãsland er komið à umspil um sæti à lokakeppni HM à knattspyrnu à fyrsta sinn eftir að hafa gert jafntefli við Noreg á Ullevaal à lokaumferð riðlakeppninnar à kvöld, 1:1. Ãsland endaði à 2. sæti riðilsins, tveimur stigum fyrir ofan SlóvenÃu sem tapaði fyrir Sviss.
Norðmenn hófu leikinn af miklum krafti og það var eins og taugaskjálfti gerði Ãslenska liðinu erfitt um vik fyrstu mÃnúturnar. En upp úr fyrsta almennilega samspilskaflanum, sem var reyndar frábær, kom mark frá Kolbeini Sigþórssyni á 12. mÃnútu. Gylfi Ãór Sigurðsson átti fasta sendingu af miðjum vallarhelmingi Noregs inn á Kolbein sem hafði losað sig frá varnarmönnum og skoraði.
Heimamenn jöfnuðu metin á 30. mÃnútu þegar Daniel Braaten slapp einn inn fyrir vörn Ãslenska liðsins og skoraði. Ãslenska vörnin var á hælunum à markinu en Braaten gerði vel à að halda Ragnari Sigurðssyni, liðsfélaga sÃnum hjá FCK, aftur af sér.
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen fékk dauðafæri til að koma Ãslandi yfir á nýjan leik eftir tæplega korters leik à seinni hálfleik en skot hans var varið. Alfreð Finnbogason leysti hann af hólmi à kjölfarið. Skömmu sÃðar kom Birkir Bjarnason sér à annað dauðafæri en aftur varði Rune Jarstein.
Norðmenn voru meira með boltann á lokakafla leiksins en Ãslendingar sköpuðu sér hættulegri færi. Fleiri mörk voru þó ekki skoruð og niðurstaðan 1:1-jafntefli.
Ãslensku leikmennirnir voru rólegir à leikslok enda ekki enn búið að flauta af leik Sviss og SlóvenÃu, þar sem SlóvenÃa hefði náð 2. sæti með sigri. Ãegar úrslitin þar voru ljós brutust hins vegar út grÃðarleg ***naðarlæti sem eflaust lifa fram á nótt hér à Ãsló.
Iceland World Cup qualification for the first time (almost)
Iceland has reached the playoff matches for a place in the football World Cup for the first time after having drawn 1:1 with Norway at the Ullevaal final round in thegroup stage tonight. Island ended in the round in 2nd place, two points above Slovenia, which lost to Switzerland .
Norwegians began the game with great force and made ​​it difficult for the first few minutes for a nervous Icelandic team. But in the first proper move of the game, which was actually great, there was a goal from Kolbein Sigþórsson at 12 minutes. Gylfi Ãór Sigurðsson had made the cross to the middle of the Norwegian box to Kolbein who had escaped from his defender and scored.
The home side leveled on 30 minutes when Daniel Braaten slipped between the Icelandic team's defense and scored. Icelandic defense were on their heels in the past but Braaten did well in keeping Ragnar Sigurðsson, his teammate with FCK, backing off .
Eidur Gudjohnsen got a killer chance for Iceland to overcome again after almost one quarters of the second half but his shot was spent. Alfred Finnbogason replaced him as a result. Shortly after that, Birkir Bjarnason had second killer chance but again Rune Jarstein defended.
Norwegians had possession of the final stage of the game, but they do relate to the lethal range. More goals were not scored and the result was 1:1 - a draw.
Icelandic players were quiet from full time as Switzerland and Slovenia had not finished, as Slovenia had to win to reach second place. When end were announced, however, a huge cheer broke out which undoubtedly will survive the night here in Oslo.