dyrlingarnir 0 - 3 Diggers (393054558)

52517 spectators had found their way to The Saint´s, despite the heavy rain. Tommy Hardy was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Efstratios Katsiougiannis and Zygmunt Szulakiewicz. dyrlingarnir started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Trzeszczkowski - Sandu, Casals, Camison - Haaksema, Peponi, Smárason, Marijónsson, Söderling - Björnsson, Árnason.

Diggers had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Garaba - Galishnikov, Della Casa, Echinope - Mak, Hauksson, Samúelsson, Eyjólfsson, Solé - Sazie, Esikov.

The wings were the focus of most of dyrlingarnir's attacks today. L. Eyjólfsson slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Diggers's G. Samúelsson was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 16 minutes. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 19 minutes into the match, and E. Sazie wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Diggers increased their lead after 21 minutes when N. Solé broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Diggers had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

A defender managed to keep the ball from crossing the goal-line after a curling shot coming in from the right from L. Eyjólfsson after 49 minutes, and prevented Diggers from going up another goal. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit A. Esikov just fine. The visitors' E. Sazie took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 52 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Diggers. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Diggers lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 78 minutes, dyrlingarnir switched F. Árnason with Þ. Arnarsson, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The bench was restless, and with 79 minutes passed dyrlingarnir's coach gave A. Pettersson the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Peponi reluctantly left the field. After 80 minutes, the Diggers players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. Possession in this half belonged to Diggers, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

dyrlingarnir's best player was Í. Smárason. Þ. Arnarsson turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Diggers player was without a doubt A. Esikov. A. Garaba was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.