Iceland 2–5 Northern Ireland: UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 10 October 2000

The match

Iceland and Northern Ireland finished 2–5 on 10 October 2000 in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Hafnarfjördur.

Northern Ireland won by 3 goals.

Goals and incidents

Gary Hamilton scored in minute 7 (Northern Ireland). Sean Friars scored in minute 11 (Northern Ireland). Maurice Harkin scored in minute 32 (Northern Ireland).

Maurice Harkin scored in minute 63 (Northern Ireland). Grant McCann scored in minute 77 (Northern Ireland). Veigar Gunnarsson scored in minute 84 (Iceland).

Joey Gudjónsson scored in minute 90 (Iceland).

Wayne Carlisle was sent off in minute 90.

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group 3: CZE-BUL-DEN-ISL-MLT-NIR of the qualifying round. Iceland and Northern Ireland contested this fixture within that competition stage.

Iceland’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Czechia 2–1 Iceland on 6 October 2000.

Northern Ireland’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark on 6 October 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is Kaplakrikavöllur, Hafnarfjördur.

The recorded attendance was 400 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

Iceland’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Iceland 0–0 Denmark on 1 September 2000; Czechia 2–1 Iceland on 6 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Northern Ireland’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Northern Ireland 3–0 Malta on 1 September 2000; Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark on 6 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.