Iceland W 2, Northern Ireland W 0

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (Interstat) — Iceland opened its UEFA Women’s Nations League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland on Friday, overcoming pregame projections that favored the hosts. The match, played before a home crowd at The Showgrounds, was decided by second-half goals from Icelandic substitutes Glódís Viggósdóttir and Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir. The result handed Northern Ireland a defeat in its first match of the new competition. The game’s first major moment came just after the half-hour mark. In the 31st minute, Viggósdóttir, who had entered the match as a substitute, broke the deadlock with a well-taken goal. The assist was… Read more...