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National football teams

  • Ríkharður Jónsson set the goal scoring record for Iceland (14 goals)
  • Record for most Iceland caps: Ríkharður Jónsson's 23rd appearance
  • Record for most Norway caps: Thorbjørn Svenssen's 84th appearance
  • Iceland vs Norway Head to Head: Iceland football team's 2nd victory in 6 matches

Iceland vs Norway international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Tuesday, 7 July 1959, 20:30 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Iceland
1-0
Norway
Competition:
XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 1
Referee:
James Barclay, Kirkcaldy /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
11 000, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Goals:
1-0 (88') Ríkharður Jónsson
Iceland football team line-up in match Nr.24
Managed by national coach Karl Guðmundsson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Helgi Daníelsson  
14
26
KF ÍA, Akranes
Hreiðar Ársælsson  
3
29
KR, Reykjavík
Árni Njálsson  
5
23
KF Valur, Reykjavík
Garðar Árnason  
2
21
KR, Reykjavík
Hörður Felixson  
3
27
KR, Reykjavík
Sveinn Teitsson  
14
28
KF ÍA, Akranes
Örn Steinsen  
2
19
KR, Reykjavík
Ríkharður Jónsson  Captain 
23
29
KF ÍA, Akranes
Sveinn Jónsson  
3
21
KR, Reykjavík
Ellert Schram  
1
19
KR, Reykjavík
Þórólfur Beck  
2
19
KR, Reykjavík
Norway football team line-up in match Nr.245
Managed by national coach Kristian Henriksen, selection committee: Einar Gundersen, Nils Eriksen, Thor Hernes
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Asbjørn Hansen  
41
29
Sarpsborg FK, Sarpsborg
Arne Natland  
16
32
Eik IF, Tønsberg
Roar Johansen  
7
23
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Arne Legernes  
32
28
Larvik Turn & IF, Larvik
Thorbjørn Svenssen  Captain 
84
35
Sandefjord BK, Sandefjord
Reidar Kristiansen  
15
32
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Bjørn Borgen  
18
21
Ski og FK Lyn, Oslo
Per Kristoffersen  
15
21
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Harald Hennum  
37
31
SK Frigg, Oslo
Kjell Kristiansen  
24
34
Asker SkK, Asker
Rolf Birger Pedersen  
6
19
SK Brann, Bergen
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Iceland
11
6.545
24.239
3
1
0
0
Norway
11
26.818
28.144
9
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Morgunblaðið (Reykjavík), №143, 08 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Alþýðublaðið (Reykjavík), №141, 08 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Vísir (Reykjavík), №143, 08 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Þjóðviljinn (Reykjavík), №141, 08 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Tíminn (Reykjavík), №140, 08 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Íþróttablaðið Sport (Reykjavík), №1-2, 31 Jul 1959; Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn
Comments

VanBeem - posted on 12 January 2013 at 13:41:12

This match and the other Olympic qualifying matches Norway vs Iceland aren’t full A-international matches according to FIFA. (link: ) FIFA

db - posted on 10 December 2016 at 08:18:02

Norway captain was Thorbjørn Svenssen
(link: )
Iceland vs Norway post-match head-to-head
WP
33.4
P
6
W
2
D
0
L
4
GF
6
GA
13
GF/P
1.000
GA/P
2.167
Av attendance
11 017
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Iceland national team matches
Previous match:
XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
Iceland vs Denmark 2-4
Reykjavík, Friday 26 June 1959
Next match:
XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
Denmark vs Iceland 1-1
Copenhagen, Tuesday 18 August 1959
Iceland football matches
Norway national team matches
Previous match:
XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
Denmark vs Norway 2-1
Copenhagen, Thursday 2 July 1959
Next match:
XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
Norway vs Iceland 2-1
Oslo, Friday 21 August 1959
Norway football matches
Top Iceland goal scorers
1. Ríkharður Jónsson (1948 - 1959) - 14 goals
2. Þórður Þórðarson (1953 - 1958) - 9 goals
3. Þórður Jónsson (1956 - 1957) - 2 goals
4. Albert Guðmundsson (1947) - 2 goals
5. Gunnar Guðmannsson (1955) - 2 goals
(correct as of July 7, 1959)
Iceland goal scorers
Brief match report
Tue. 07 Jul 1959
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Iceland 1-0 Norway
Goals: Jónsson 88

Iceland: Daníelsson, Ársælsson, Njálsson, Árnason, Felixson, Teitsson, Steinsen, Ríkharður Jónsson (c), Sveinn Jónsson, Schram, Beck. Managed by Guðmundsson.

Norway: Hansen, Natland, Johansen, Legernes, Svenssen (c), Reidar Kristiansen, Borgen, Kristoffersen, Hennum, Kjell Kristiansen, Pedersen. Managed by national coach Kristian Henriksen, selection committee Gundersen, Eriksen, Hernes.

Att: 11 000,
Ref: Barclay (Scotland)

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