Stjarnan women’s hat trick fuels 7‑1 win over Afturelding
GARDABAER, Iceland (Interstat) — Jasmín Erla Ingadóttir scored three goals to lead Stjarnan Women to a 7-1 victory over Afturelding Women on Monday in Week 14 of the Úrvalsdeild Women at Samsung völlurinn. Ingadóttir, a midfielder who played the full 90 minutes, netted goals in the 35th, 44th and 84th minutes to earn top star honors. Gyða Kristín Gunnarsdóttir added two goals in the 43rd and 64th. Málfríður Erna Sigurðardóttir scored in the 69th and Betsy Doon Hassett, a New Zealand international from Auckland, in the 60th for Stjarnan, which improved to 2-3-2 overall. Eyrún Vala Harðardóttir scored for Afturelding in the fifth minute, but the visitors could not recover after Stjarnan scored three times in the final 10 minutes of the first half to take a 3-1 lead. Afturelding fell to 1-4-2. Yellow cards were issued to Afturelding’s Mackenzie Hope Cherry in the 26th minute and Verónica Parreño Boix in the 43rd. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Stjarnan, which lost to KR 2-0 on May 6. Afturelding entered after a 1-0 win over Thróttur Reykjavík on May 7.