REYKJAVIK, Iceland (Interstat) — Iceland U17 W scored three unanswered second-half goals Friday and defeated Czech Republic U17 W 3-0 in a youth women’s football match. The home side broke through in the 53rd minute and added two more goals in the final 12 minutes of regulation. Czech Republic U17 W was held without a goal and could not answer after the interval.

The first half ended scoreless. Sara Audunsdottir of Iceland U17 W received a yellow card in the 37th minute, the only booking of the opening period. Both teams went to the break level, but Iceland U17 W changed the match soon after play resumed.

Audunsdottir opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. She played 83 minutes, finished with one goal and one yellow card, and was involved in an Iceland U17 W substitution in the 83rd minute. Her goal gave the home side the lead and set up a stronger closing stretch.

Bara Joelsdottir, Iceland U17 W’s top star, doubled the advantage in the 78th minute. Joelsdottir played the full 90 minutes and recorded one goal and one assist. Kara Gudmundsdottir then made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute. Gudmundsdottir also played the full match and scored once.

Iceland U17 W’s goals came in a decisive second-half span. Audunsdottir struck first, Joelsdottir followed in the 78th, and Gudmundsdottir capped the scoring in the 82nd. The Czech Republic U17 W defense kept the match scoreless through the first half but could not hold after Iceland U17 W took the lead.

Czech Republic U17 W made a pair of changes in the 63rd minute, with Lhotova T. and Latochova T. entering the match. Hruba E. came on in the 75th minute, and Cakoci N. entered in the 90th minute plus stoppage time. Iceland U17 W made a change in the 74th minute when Andreudottir B. N. entered. In the 83rd minute, Bjarnadottir B. F. and Audunsdottir S. entered for Iceland U17 W. In the 90th minute, Joelsdottir B. and Gudmundsdottir K. were involved in substitutions for the home side.

Iceland U17 W improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Czech Republic U17 W fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 across all competitions. Iceland U17 W opened the competition with a win, while Czech Republic U17 W opened with a loss. The home side also stayed unbeaten across all competitions, and the visiting side remained winless across all competitions.

The key performances for Iceland U17 W were led by Joelsdottir, who finished with a goal and an assist. Joelsdottir was the top star for Iceland U17 W, and her goal and assist came during a second half in which the home team pulled away. Gudmundsdottir added a goal in her full 90-minute appearance. Audunsdottir contributed a goal and a yellow card while playing 83 minutes. Their efforts helped Iceland U17 W secure all three goals and keep Czech Republic U17 W off the scoreboard. The Czech Republic U17 W was shut out despite making three substitutions, including two in the 63rd minute.

Iceland U17 W’s three goals came after a tight opening half that produced no scoring. The Czech Republic U17 W back line held firm until Audunsdottir’s 53rd-minute goal. After Joelsdottir scored in the 78th, Gudmundsdottir added the third in the 82nd. Czech Republic U17 W used its final substitution in stoppage time, but the match ended without a goal for the visitors.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Iceland U17 W 1, Czech Republic U17 W 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Iceland U17 W with a 65.3 percent probability to win.