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Iceland 2-2 Wales: Nations League – as it happened | Nations League

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Iceland 2-2 Wales: Nations League – as it happened | Nations League

The whistle goes. A few Iceland players crumble to the floor. They wanted the win. Wales a bit happier to have hung on for the point. Åge Fridtjof Hareide and Craig Bellamy enjoy a smiley embrace. Their teams have put on a show tonight.

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This is outrageously good. Thorsteinsson sends Tómasson clear down the left with a cute backheel. Tómasson enters the box and dribbles all the way along the byline, leaving Roberts for dead, before hitting a low cutback that hits the diving Ward’s supporting arm and deflects in.

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The corner, from the left, is worked back to Tómasson on the left-hand edge of the D. He’s got space to line up a shot, and curls across Ward and into the bottom right. Now that one was unstoppable. It’s fair to say it had been coming.

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Craig Bellamy was right to be excited. Watching Wales is fun.

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Revenge is a dish best served piping hot! Seconds after taking an unnecessary hoof in the swingers, Williams gets up and sends another Alexander-Arnoldesque ping down the middle from deep to release Wilson. It’s a carbon copy of the opening goal so far … but this time Wilson pearls a shot into the bottom left, giving Valdimarsson no chance. What a goal!

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… so having said that, Williams, quarterbacking from deep, swivels and plays a cute reverse long pass down the middle, from the halfway line. It drops to Wilson, who attempts to slot across Valdimarsson towards the bottom right. The keeper gets a bit of the ball, but can’t stop it rolling agonisingly towards the line. He eventually scrambles back to hook it clear, only for Johnson to arrive and tap home from a yard!

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Wales: Ward, Roberts, Rodon, B Davies, N Williams, Thomas, Wilson, J James, Cooper, Johnson, Moore.
Subs: Darlow, A Davies, Mepham, Norrington-Davies, Brooks, Koumas, Cullen, Cabango, Harris, Burns, Sheehan, Broadhead.

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Iceland: Valdimarsson, Fridriksson, Gretarsson, Ingasson, Finnsonn, J Gudmundsson, S Thordarson, Willumsson, A Gudjohnsen, Oskarsson, Thorsteinsson.
Subs: Olafsson, P Gunnarsson, Sampsted, Palsson, Hermansson, Willumsson, G Sigurdsson, Tomasson, Anderson, Johannesson, Traustason, Ellertsson.

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Referee: Antoni Bandic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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👀 Byrjunarliðið gegn Wales!

🎟 Miðasala á https://t.co/iwyH4UEb7x – frábært veður, fjölmennum á völlinn!

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‼ This is how we start our match against Wales in the UEFA Nations League.#viðerumísland pic.twitter.com/fixcFE2EqJ

— Knattspyrnusambandið (@footballiceland) October 11, 2024

“}, #TogetherStronger pic.twitter.com/bgUvaorYf2

— Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@Cymru) October 11, 2024

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“I’d be worried if there wasn’t expectations,” says Craig Bellamy as he heads into his second round of fixtures as Wales boss. “I certainly don’t believe in ever trying to play them down. I don’t think that would be fair to people who come to watch. If they’re excited that’s exactly where we want them to be. I’ve got to be honest, I’m excited!”

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OK, you’ve sold it, we’re on board too. The all-new freewheeling Wales are in Reykjavík tonight, attempting to follow up exhilarating performances against Turkey and Montenegro with another against Iceland. The show begins at 7.45pm BST. It’s on! HÚH!

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Key occasions

Ben Fisher was at Laugardalsvöllur and his report is in. Right here it’s. Thanks for studying this MBM. Góða nótt and nos da.

Craig Bellamy speaks to S4C. “I loved it … it was what I anticipated to be trustworthy … I even mentioned the second half, that is going to be actually robust, understanding the supervisor of Iceland and the profile of their gamers … the options are there … it’s so good for us … we profit a lot … in the long term it is going to be actually useful … after all we’re actually upset … it was momentum … understanding when to take the steam out of the sport … general I’m happy.”

A barely upset however philosophical Harry Wilson talks to S4C. “After the primary half we anticipated a response … we spoke about it … we didn’t take care of it … us entrance guys need to do extra … the balls into us must be a bit higher … however to take the positives from the primary half, there have been some superb moments … the 2 targets … we have now to study from the second half … we undoubtedly anticipated a response … Montenegro did it to us final month and we weathered that storm and acquired the win … it was type of related tonight however they’d a bit extra high quality … it confirmed on the finish … I’m fuming with Brennan [Johnson] for nicking the primary purpose! … no, I’m solely joking … like he confirmed in the previous couple of weeks for Spurs, he’s in the appropriate place to get these targets and deserved that … the second fortunately I used to be in a position to end it myself!”

The opposite match in Group B4 has ended Turkey 1-0 Montenegro. İrfan Kahveci with the one purpose. All of which suggests the group seems to be like this after three matches.

Turkey P3 W2 D1 L0 F4 A1 Pts 7
Wales P3 W1 D2 L0 F4 A3 Pts 5
Iceland P3 W1 D1 L1 F5 A5 Pts 4
Montenegro P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A5 Pts 0

Wales host Montenegro on Monday night, whereas Turkey journey to Iceland.

Sure, that was a recreation of two halves all proper. Wales the higher aspect within the first half; Iceland a lot the higher aspect within the second. As soon as the ache of letting a two-goal lead slip, Wales could replicate that, on one other night time, Iceland would have scored a hatful in that second half. However they dug in and acquired a treasured level. The truth is, that match wasn’t fully dissimilar to Montenegro away final month, during which Wales might have each scored and conceded an enormous quantity. No surprise Craig Bellamy will get so excited earlier than every match. His workforce are splendidly entertaining to observe. Particularly for the impartial, one suspects, however there it’s.

FULL TIME: Iceland 2-2 Wales

The whistle goes. Just a few Iceland gamers crumble to the ground. They wished the win. Wales a bit happier to have held on for the purpose. Åge Fridtjof Hareide and Craig Bellamy take pleasure in a smiley embrace. Their groups have placed on a present tonight.

90 min +3: Sigurdsson is that this near releasing Óskarsson down the within left with a precision go, however Cabango slides to increase a leg and hook clear. What an interception! It’s certainly secured Wales their level.

90 min +2: … however that final stand might need been sufficient to earn a degree. Williams takes his candy time over a throw upfield and the clock ticks on.

90 min +1: The primary of three further minutes. Wales line up on the sting of their very own field. Iceland take just a few pictures. All are blocked. Wales hanging on by their fingernails!

90 min: Thorsteinsson is available in from the left, drops a shoulder, and lotions a low roller that beats Ward all finally ends up, solely to twang off the bottom of the right-hand submit and away. Iceland so near a sensational second-half comeback!

89 min: Cooper crosses from the left. Valdimarsson involves the sting of his field to punch clear below stress from Wilson. Some pinball. Then Iceland counter, and …

87 min: Tómasson latches onto a free go within the centre circle and strides ahead into acres of house, however with choices up with him, appears to lose all confidence and grinds to a halt. Very unusual. Wales will take it.

86 min: To this point, Iceland have taken 18 makes an attempt to Wales’ eight. It’s been a recreation of two halves all proper.

84 min: Gylfi Sigurdsson, previously of Swansea Metropolis, replaces Gudjohnsen.

83 min: The house followers are in good voice as their workforce proceed to snap into each problem. “As an Iceland fan, I used to be contemplating simply going to mattress and cracking open a superb guide at halftime,” begins Kári Tulinius, “however determined that I didn’t sit via three thousand dire two-nil defeats in my youth to surrender now. Three thousand two-nils taught me by no means to count on a victory, however I’m kinda anticipating Iceland to win now.”

82 min: Traustason comes on for Iceland’s captain Gudmundsson.

81 min: Burns performs a blind backpass down the Icelandic proper. Óskarsson latches onto it and sends a screamer throughout Ward and inches vast of the left-hand submit. Wales are hanging on now. They’ve been hanging on because the begin of the second half, actually.

79 min: … particularly as nothing comes of the ensuing nook.

78 min: Thorsteinsson powers down the left and into the Wales field. He might shoot, however opts to slide in Ellertsson to his proper. He might shoot, too, however shuttles the ball on additional for Óskarsson, who can solely win a nook. The Icelandic trio ought to have carried out higher than that.

76 min: Wales make a double change. Cullen and Cabango come on for Roberts – whose head have to be spinning after falling for that backheel and dribble – and Thomas.

74 min: That was a sensational run by Tómasson, who earned the fortunate deflection he acquired off Ward on the finish. No blame on the keeper, who needed to do one thing at his close to submit, with the Iceland substitute dancing in direction of him at pace.

GOAL! Iceland 2-2 Wales (Ward og 72)

That is outrageously good. Thorsteinsson sends Tómasson clear down the left with a cute backheel. Tómasson enters the field and dribbles all the way in which alongside the byline, leaving Roberts for useless, earlier than hitting a low cutback that hits the diving Ward’s supporting arm and deflects in.

Iceland are stage! {Photograph}: Arni Torfason/AP

71 min: That’s the least Iceland deserve if we’re being trustworthy with ourselves. Iceland have been first to just about every thing because the break. And now their followers are in full voice. You understand the one. HÚH! HÚH! HÚH!

GOAL! Iceland 1-2 Wales (Tómasson 69)

The nook, from the left, is labored again to Tómasson on the left-hand fringe of the D. He’s acquired house to line up a shot, and curls throughout Ward and into the underside proper. Now that one was unstoppable. It’s truthful to say it had been coming.

68 min: Thórdarson delaps one other throw into the Wales field from the left. The guests half clear, however Gudmundsson pearls what seems to be like an unstoppable shot in direction of the underside left. However Ward in some way stops it! The ball pings off his wrist and over the bar. However from the nook …

66 min: Cooper concedes a foul this time, flipping Gudmundsson over on the appropriate flank. The set piece is launched diagonally in direction of Óskarsson on the left-hand fringe of the six-yard field, however the Iceland striker can’t form his physique to make a connection. Wales get away with one there, as a result of that was certainly a purpose had Óskarsson sorted himself out.

64 min: Tómasson wins a ball down the left and powers down the wing. His low cross is supposed for Óskarsson, who goes over below a problem from Cooper, however there’s no means it’s a penalty. Iceland have one other go, and this time Gudjohnsen slices a shot vast left.

62 min: The most effective type of defence is assault, and Cooper whistles a vicious daisy-cutter in direction of the bottom-left nook, forcing Valdimarsson to show across the submit. Nothing comes of the ensuing nook, however that’s higher from Wales.

60 min: Wales fail to clear the ensuing free kick correctly, permitting Gudmundsson the prospect to slash a shot vast proper from the sting of the field. Wales are discovering it troublesome to suppress Iceland’s second-half … what’s the phrase? … hwyl.

59 min: James is booked for sliding in on Gudmundsson. Studs on shin. There didn’t appear a lot malice within the problem, however the Wales midfielder was barely uncontrolled. He’s lucky the referee seems to be on him favourably. Others could have brandished purple.

57 min: Wales are rattled. Abruptly passes aren’t sticking, balls shanked out of play. On the touchline, Craig Bellamy seems to be involved. Thórdarson launches one other lengthy throw into the mixer. Moore attracts a foul from somebody within the packed field, and the stress is momentarily launched.

55 min: Thorsteinsson takes down a poor Welsh clearance and makes an attempt to barge his means clear down the inside-left channel. He can’t get a shot away, and is then adjudged to have dealt with. The whistle goes. However then Iceland come once more, the livewire Óskarsson taking down a right-wing cross and spinning on a sixpence earlier than launching a shot in direction of the highest proper. Ward catches spectacularly at full stretch. How on earth have Iceland not at the least lowered their arrears?

53 min: Óskarsson has come alive. He juggles the ball on the sting of the D to totally confuse Davies, earlier than slipping one other go vast proper, once more for Ellertsson, who once more is free. And once more he cocks it up, leaning again and shovelling hysterically over the bar. Someplace in a parallel universe, it’s 3-2 to Iceland. They’ve come flying out of the blocks after the break.

52 min: Iceland have clearly been given the hairdryer remedy at half-time, and never simply due to the temperature in Reykjavik. Moore makes an attempt to struggle hearth with hearth and is booked for clattering Ingason in mid-air.

Sorba Thomas holds off Iceland’s Valgeir Fridriksson. {Photograph}: Arni Torfason/AP

50 min: Iceland ought to be again in it. Óskarsson, on the sting of the Wales D, slips a go to his proper for Ellertsson. He’s clear, however as a substitute of slotting along with his proper, opts to make use of his left peg as a substitute, twisting his physique uncomfortably earlier than slamming the shot inches vast. What an opportunity! And it almost doesn’t matter, with Óskarsson taking issues into his personal arms quickly after the restart, dribbling down the inside-right channel and making sufficient house to batter a rising shot previous Ward however off the highest of the bar.

48 min: Thórdarson launches an extended throw into the Wales mixer from the appropriate. Rodon, having taken an almighty run-up to fulfill the dropping ball, smashes a clearing header miles up the park. That was no-nonsense defending 101.

47 min: Williams is after one other help, and he crosses from a deep place on the left within the hope of finding Moore within the field. His accuracy is all out of whack this time.

Wales get the second half underway. Iceland have made two adjustments, changing Finnsson and Willumsson with Tómasson and Ellertsson, whereas Wales have despatched on Burns instead of Johnson. By the way, within the different match in Group B4, it was goalless at half-time between Turkey and Montenegro. As issues stand, Wales will go two factors away from Turkey on the high of the desk.

Half-time studying. One bit of stories that wouldn’t have reached the UK final 12 months was the unhappy passing of Bjarni Felixson, the legendary and much-loved RÚV commentator, who died on the age of 86. I used to be lucky sufficient to interview this true gentleman just a few years in the past, so it’s solely proper we mark his passing on this journal for the file. Right here’s his story in the event you missed it the primary time round. Go effectively, Bjarni Fel.

HALF TIME: Iceland 0-2 Wales

Craig Bellamy was proper to be excited. Watching Wales is enjoyable.

45 min: There will probably be one further minute. “Did Micheal Sheen give the pre-game hype speech once more?” wonders Mary Waltz. “Wales seems to be impressed.”

43 min: Wilson drops deep and slips a go down the center to launch Thomas, who can neither pressure the ball previous Valdimarsson nor take it round him. If solely Wilson might have gotten on the tip of his personal go.

41 min: Roberts is booked for … effectively, that’s not very clear both. A bit an excessive amount of yap? Delaying the restart? Talking of working one’s mouth off, Craig Bellamy responds to the choice by hollering “That’s fucking legal!” clearly and at a quantity that rings round all of Wales due to the S4C microphones. The wonders of contemporary know-how.

39 min: Thorsteinsson and Willumsson mix to win an extended ball down the center and tee up Gudmundsson on the sting of the Wales field. Gudmundsson shoots fiercely, however the shot’s deflected over the bar, and the flag then pops up anyway. Offside or a foul? Undecided, to be frank, however generally the main points don’t make a lot distinction. We play on. “Wales look effectively outlined, clear plan and construction,” says David Bowen. “Extremely, it seems to be like 3-2-5 in possession and after just a few years of pretty turgid ways, it’s a breath of contemporary air. Neco Williams having the 5 minutes of his life additionally helps.”

37 min: Gudmundsson goals the free kick for the top-right nook. Over the wall and over the bar. Not 1,000,000 miles away, however at all times going over, and Ward had it coated anyway.

36 min: Davies is spun with unlucky ease down the inside-right channel by Óskarsson, the Iceland striker displaying some pleasant ability with a dragback and swivel. A free kick simply to the appropriate of the Welsh D. The captain Gudmundsson to take.

34 min: That reserving means Williams will miss the house recreation towards Montenegro on Monday night time.

32 min: Earlier than the purpose kick will be taken, Thorsteinsson, holding onto the ball, has it knocked out of his hand from behind by Johnson. Thorsteinsson takes umbrage, and a handful of Johnson’s shirt. Johnson responds with a shove, flattening his opponent with suspicious ease, and goes into the guide.

31 min: Iceland almost hit again instantly! Finnsson is distributed into the Welsh field down the inside-left channel. He reaches the byline and cuts again for Gudjohnsen, who slams goalwards from the left-hand nook of the six-yard field in direction of the underside proper. It’s certainly a purpose, with Ward overwhelmed, however that man Neco Williams is available to hook off the road! The ball ultimately pings off a blue shirt and out for a purpose kick.