Asunto: Ísland U21

In 5 days, 8 of our 21yo players will leave the Ísland U21:

GK
Sveinbjörn Sebastiansson, 21, (42/0/0), MRTA (Perú)
Brjánn Þrastarsson, 21, (9/0/0), Coleccionistas (Chile)

DEF
Úlfur Fúsason, 21, (22/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Baldvin Ársalsson, 21, (28/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)

MID
Þórlakur Kristinsson, 21, (46/1/8), Þór (Ísland)
Jónharður Ólason, 21, (29/1/7), Þór (Ísland)
Teitur Sigbjörnsson, 21, (10/0/0), Þór (Ísland) & F.C.INTER Bucuresti (România)

ATT
Þórmóður Orrason, 21, (44/22/1), Lakatlan-szigetek (Magyarország)

Many thanks to the managers who coached these players and shared their skills.
May they play in the senior National Team in the future.

Ísland U21 National Team - 30 players (next season):


GK (1)
Valbjörn Þórvaldsson, 20, (0/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)

DEF (11)
Steinar Brynjason, 21, (31/1/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Hjörleifur Ásgeirsson, 21 (31/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Skarphéðinn Máson, 21, (16/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Andri Hrafnsson, 21, (29/0/0), Stjarnan F.C (Ísland)
Valur Haraldsson, 20, (3/0/0), Stjarnan F.C (Ísland)
Kristmann Marksson, 20, (0/0/0), Stjarnan F.C (Ísland)
Hrafnkell Þórvaldsson, 20, (3/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Jón Ingi Geirsson, 20, (1/0/0), KS JANOSIK SIENIAWA (Polska)
Tyrfingur Sæþórsson, 20, (1/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Atli Rúnarsson, 20, (1/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Ólafur Helgi Tinnason, 19, (4/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)

MID (10)
Vilberg Theódórsson, 21, (28/0/1), Skytturnar (Ísland)
Óskar Eysteinnsson, 21, (13/0/0), Skytturnar (Ísland)
Grétar Magnússon, 21, (31/0/5), Skytturnar (Ísland)
Þórmóður Yngvarsson, 21, (1/0/0), Izar Gorria Fan (Espana)
Jón Örn Auðunnson, 21, (2/0/0), Þór (Ísland)
Freyr Friðþjófsson, 21, (4/0/1), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Arngrímur Randversson, 21, (0/0/0), Skytturnar (Ísland)
Jón Bjarni Kolbeinsson, 21, (0/0/0), Miedziowa Armia (Polska)
Kristmundur Elíasson, 20, (0/0/0), Þór (Ísland)
Ragnar Erlingsson, 19, (1/0/0), Skytturnar (Ísland)

ATT (8)
Björn Ingi Eyþórsson, 21, (19/7/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Dagbjartur Dórason, 21, (6/1/0), FC CHELSEA+ (Polska)
Jón Ingi Hilmarsson, 20, (25/8/0), Looney tunes (België)
Rafn Daðason, 20, (14/5/1), Sikoku (Magyarország)
Ómar Herjólfsson, 20, (0/0/0), FC Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Polska)
Bjarki Þór Frímannsson, 19, (0/0/0), Skytturnar (Ísland)
Jón Bjarni Pálmason, 18, (2/0/0), Sertaozinho F.C. (Brasil)
Eðvarð Helgason, 18, (0/0/0), Timisoara UK (England)

Our strongest formations are defenders and attackers. The weakest formations are the U20 goalkeepers and midfielders. In about 3 weeks, a training reform is to enter. I hope all young players will develop their skills. Tomorrow we will play a friendly match with the higher-ranked Slovenia U21. Our new goalkeeper will make his debut in this match. Hope for a good result.

Thank you for voting for me in the elections. I am glad that I will be working with the Ísland U21 NT for the next season. We ended last season with two wins in friendly matches: 1:0 against Slovenia U21 and 6:0 against Iran U21.

Friendly:

Slovenija U21 - Ísland U21 - 0:1 (shots 2-17)

Ísland U21
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. S. Máson
(69' �. Tinnason)
3. A. Hrafnsson
4. H. Ásgeirsson
5. V. Haraldsson
(78' T. Sæþórsson)
6. G. Magnússon
7. S. Brynjason
8. V. Theódórsson
9. F. Friðþjófsson
10. R. Daðason
(70' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. I. Gustavsson
15. �. Eysteinnsson

In the match against Slovenia, 20yo goalkeeper Valbjörn Þórvaldsson made his debut in our team, who could not be beaten. Our defense played great, and our forwards had many goal situations. The only goal in the 39th minute of the match was scored by Jón Ingi Hilmarsson.

Friendly:

Ísland U20 - Īrān U21 - 6:0 (shots 27-3)

Ísland U20
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. �. Tinnason
(63' A. Rúnarsson)
3. T. Sæþórsson
4. H. Þórvaldsson
5. V. Haraldsson
6. R. Erlingsson
7. J. Geirsson
8. K. Elíasson
(65' B. Frímannsson)
9. R. Daðason
10. E. Helgason
(71' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. I. Gustavsson
14. K. Marksson

In the match against Iran U21 we played with the U20 squad. We played an offensive tactic with three nominal attackers. Three players debuted in our squad: K. Elíasson, B. Frímannsson and E. Helgason. We won 6: 0! The top goalscorer of the season, Hilmarsson, scored 5 goals and 18yo Jón Bjarni Pálmason scored his first goal.

Balance of the season: 14 matches 6-2-6 23:18

W 03 - WCQ - Honduras U21 0:0
W 04 - Canada U21 0:1
W 05 - WCQ - Azerbaycan U21 1:2
W 06 - WCQ - Pilipinas U21 4:1
W 07 - WCQ - Pilipinas U21 1:3
W 08 - Malta U21 1:1
W 08 - Malta U21 3:0
W 09 - WCQ - Azerbaycan U21 0:4
W 10 - Canada U21 5:0
W 11 - WCQ - Honduras U21 1:0
W 12 - WCQ - Česká republika U21 0:3
W 13 - WCQ - Česká republika U21 0:3
----- Age update ----
W 01 - Slovenija U21 1:0
W 02 - Ísland U20 - Īrān U21 6:0

We will start the new season with the match against Andorra U21. The most important this season will be the training of young players. I am at the stage of arranging friendly matches. I also want to introduce some new tactics. We will compete in two friendly tournaments: the U20 Mini World Cup and the new Druid's Cup, where we will play against strong teams such as England, Scotland and Ireland. I hope it will be a good season in which we will prepare our players for the next World Cup qualifiers.

Ísland U21

Week 3 (02.07) Andorra U21
Week 4 (09.07) U20 Mini World Cup 1/16
Week 5 (16.07) U20 Mini World Cup 1/8 or Sakartvelo U21
Week 6 (23.07) U20 Mini World Cup 1/4 or Ghana U21
Week 7 (30.07) U20 Mini World Cup 1/2 or Indonesia U21
Week 8 (06.08) U20 Mini World Cup Final or Cymru U21
Week 9 (13.08) Slovenija U21
Week 10 (20.08) Singapore U21
Week 11 (27.08) Ireland U20 (Druid's Cup)
Week 12 (03.09) Scotland U20 (Druid's Cup)
Week 13 (10.09) England U20 (Druid's Cup)
----Age update----
Week 1 (17.09) Final or 3thid place match U21 (Druid's Cup)
Week 2 (24.09) Cymru U20

Our schedule - complete! :-)

Friendly:

Ísland U20 - Andorra U21 - 3:0 (shots 13-2)

Ísland U21
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. S. Máson
(63' �. Tinnason)
3. A. Hrafnsson
4. V. Haraldsson
5. H. Ásgeirsson
6. S. Brynjason
7. V. Theódórsson
8. G. Magnússon
(4' �. Eysteinnsson)
9. F. Friðþjófsson
10. R. Daðason
(70' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. I. Gustavsson
14. T. Sæþórsson

Yesterday we won the friendly match against Andorra U21 3:0. It was our next win. Our goalkeeper has been undefeated for three matches. Yesterday, the defense functioned very well in our team. We played tactic 5212 which worked well. Our opponent had no clear chances of scoring a goal. We scored 3 goals (Hilmarsson - 2, Daðason - 1). Unfortunately, our midfielder Magnússon was injured at the beginning of the match.

Yesterday there was also a draw for the 1st round of the U20 Mini World Cup. We will play against a very strong Peru U20. They are the strongest opponents since the three editions of this tournament and one of the favorites to win the tournament. We will fight and we will definitely not give up.

Well done!

Friendly, U20 Mini World Cup (1/16 Finals):

Ísland U20 - Perú U20 - 0:3 (shots 8-7)

Ísland U20
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. �. Tinnason
(60' J. Adólfsson)
3. T. Sæþórsson
4. V. Haraldsson
5. A. Rúnarsson
6. H. Þórvaldsson
7. R. Erlingsson
8. J. Geirsson
9. B. Frímannsson
10. R. Daðason
(70' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. I. Gustavsson
14. K. Marksson
15. K. Elíasson

Yesterday we lost in the match against the favorite Peru 0:3. We started the match with the tactic of 5-2-1-2. After Peru scored its first goal, we changed our tactics to the more offensive 4-3-1-2. We had goal-scoring situations, but our strikers were unsuccessful. The Peruvian strikers had three shots on target and scored three goals. Although our opponent had better marks, we had more shots, we were better tactically. The result, however, is unfavorable for us and we finished our participation in the U20 Mini World Cup. Two players have joined our team this week: 19yo defender Jóhann Gunnar Adólfsson and 17yo goalkeeper William Ragnarsson. Jóhann Gunnar Adólfsson made his debut against Peru. In a week's time we have a match against Georgia U21 scheduled. I hope our attackers will be more effective.

Friendly:

Ísland U21 - Sakartvelo U21 - 2:0 (shots 17-1)

Ísland U21
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. �. Tinnason
(66' H. Þórvaldsson)
3. S. Máson
4. V. Haraldsson
5. S. Brynjason
6. H. Ásgeirsson
7. V. Theódórsson
8. �. Eysteinnsson
9. F. Friðþjófsson
10. R. Daðason
(66' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. W. Ragnarsson
14. T. Sæþórsson
15. R. Erlingsson

On Saturday we won the match against Georgia U21 2-0. We were a much better team and we deserved this victory. Goals for our team were scored by the strikers: Daðason (20 th minute) and Hilmarsson (53 th minute). Our victory was unchallenged. This Saturday we will play against Ghana U21. More younger players will play in this match.

Friendly:

Ísland U21 - Ghana U21 - 3:0 (shots 28-2)

Ísland U21
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. �. Tinnason
(70' V. Haraldsson)
3. S. Brynjason
4. H. Ásgeirsson
5. H. Þórvaldsson
6. G. Magnússon
7. V. Theódórsson
8. �. Eysteinnsson
(46' R. Erlingsson)
9. F. Friðþjófsson
10. R. Daðason
(61' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. N. Gissurarson
14. T. Sæþórsson

We won 3:0 against Ghana U21 today. We had a huge advantage in this match, we created a lot of goal situations. Unfortunately, the effectiveness was not high, we should have scored more goals. Daðason scored in the first half and Hilmarsson scored two goals in the second half. As many as 8 U20 players played in our squad. In a week's time we will play against a much stronger opponent - Indonesia U21.

On fire! Well done!

Thank you! :)

Friendly:

Indonesia U21 - Ísland U21 - 0:5 (shots 1-10)

Ísland U21
1. V. Þórvaldsson
2. �. Tinnason
(76' V. Haraldsson)
3. A. Hrafnsson
4. H. Ásgeirsson
5. H. Þórvaldsson
6. G. Magnússon
7. V. Theódórsson
8. �. Eysteinnsson
(61' R. Erlingsson)
9. F. Friðþjófsson
10. R. Daðason
(70' J. Pálmason)
11. J. Hilmarsson
12. N. Gissurarson
14. T. Sæþórsson

Today we played a fantastic match against Indonesia U21, we won 5:0! Indonesia is a very strong team that is adjacent to us in the World Ranking. Our rivals had a better average mark (47.1 / 46.9), but we played great in defense and were effective in attack. It was a very good match, the best match of the season. Rafn Daðason and Jón Ingi Hilmarsson scored two goals each, and 18yo Jón Bjarni Pálmason, who entered the field in the 70', scored one goal.

Great!

Great!

Thanks :)