Iceland vs North Macedonia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 5 Sep 2021, 16:00
Iceland
Iceland
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
🏟 Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík) 👤 I. Kružliak Round 5

Match report

Iceland shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with North Macedonia in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 5 September 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

North Macedonia had 19 shots to Iceland's 9.

The match was played at Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík), with I. Kružliak in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 9 - 19 On target 3 - 8 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 14 - 15 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
Iceland · 1 goal
8 Andri Gudjohnsen 1 goal
8 Ezgjan Alioski 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Darko Velkovski 1 goal
7 Kári Árnason captained the side
First half vs second half
Iceland stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–12 8–7
Shots On Goal 0–4 3–4
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 2–4 2–4
Attacks 35–61 59–54
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
94 Attacks 115
30 Dangerous Attacks 40
3 On Target 7
7 Off Target 12
9 Shots Total 19
3 Shots On Goal 8
4 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 8
14 Fouls 15
4 Corners 8
1 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
2 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 1
406 Passes Total 522
303 Passes Accurate 432
Line-ups 4-5-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Iceland · 4-5-1
13 R. Rúnarsson
2 B. Sævarsson 14 K. Árnason 21 B. Bjarnason 5 G. Thórarinsson
17 M. Anderson 8 B. Bjarnason 15 A. Baldursson 16 Í. Jóhannesson 10 A. Guðmundsson
9 V. Kjartansson
North Macedonia · 4-4-2
1 S. Dimitrievski
13 S. Ristovski 14 D. Velkovski 6 V. Musliu 8 E. Alioski
11 D. Churlinov 20 S. Spirovski 21 T. Kostadinov 7 E. Elmas
10 E. Bardhi 19 M. Ristovski
Iceland
Coach
A. Viðarsson
Substitutes
  • 12 Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson
  • 1 Hannes Þór Halldórsson
  • 6 Hjörtur Hermannsson
  • 3 Jón Guðni Fjóluson
  • 18 Alfons Sampsted
  • 23 Ari Freyr Skúlason
  • 4 Victor Pálsson
  • 20 Þórir Jóhann Helgason
  • 11 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 7 Gísli Eyjólfsson
  • 22 Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 19 Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson
North Macedonia
Coach
B. Milevski
Substitutes
  • 12 Dejan Iliev
  • 22 Damjan Shishkovski
  • 5 Nikola Serafimov
  • 4 Kire Ristevski
  • 2 Todor Todoroski
  • 15 Gjoko Zajkov
  • 3 Stefan Askovski
  • 17 Daniel Avramovski
  • 16 Jani Atanasov
  • 9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
  • 18 Adis Jahovic
  • 23 Bojan Miovski
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ Þ. Helgason ↓ A. Baldursson Iceland
  • 60' ↑ J. Þorsteinsson ↓ M. Anderson Iceland
  • 60' ↑ A. Sigurðsson ↓ V. Kjartansson Iceland
  • 66' ↑ A. Skúlason ↓ G. Þórarinsson Iceland
  • 72' ↑ A. Trajkovski ↓ E. Bardhi North Macedonia
  • 80' ↑ A. Jahović ↓ T. Kostadinov North Macedonia
  • 80' ↑ D. Avramovski ↓ M. Ristovski North Macedonia
  • 82' ↑ A. Guðjohnsen ↓ Í. Jóhannesson Iceland
  • 90+1' ↑ K. Ristevski ↓ D. Velkovski North Macedonia
Cards
  • 42' B. Saevarsson Iceland
  • 57' S. Ristovski North Macedonia
  • 57' A. Gudmundsson Iceland
  • 89' B. Milevski North Macedonia
  • 89' A. Jahovic North Macedonia
  • 90+8' S. Spirovski North Macedonia
Head-to-head
Iceland 0 1 draws 1 North Macedonia
2021-11-14 North Macedonia vs Iceland 3 - 1
2021-09-05 Iceland vs North Macedonia 2 - 2
Recent form
Iceland D W L L D
North Macedonia D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Iceland vs North Macedonia?
Iceland drew 2-2 against North Macedonia on 5 September 2021.
Who won Iceland vs North Macedonia?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Iceland vs North Macedonia played?
The match was played at Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík).
Who had more possession in Iceland vs North Macedonia?
North Macedonia had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.