Iceland 3-5 Ukraine
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Ukraine won: Iceland 3-5 Ukraine in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 3) on Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík. Iceland goals: Mikael Egill Ellertsson 35', Albert Gudmundsson 59', Albert Gudmundsson 75'. Ukraine goals: Ruslan Malinovsky 14', Oleksiy Hutsuliak 45', Ruslan Malinovsky 45'+5, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi 85', Oleg Ocheretko 88'. Expected goals: 0.97-1.00. Possession: 65-35. Player of the match: Albert Gudmundsson (9.1).
Match report
Ukraine beat Iceland 5-3
Ukraine beat Iceland 5-3 away from home at Laugardalsvöllur on Friday 10 October in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Ruslan Malinovsky put Ukraine ahead on 14' (0-1), Mikael Egill Ellertsson levelled for Iceland on 35' (1-1), Oleksiy Hutsuliak restored Ukraine's lead on 45' (1-2), Ruslan Malinovsky made it 1-3 on 45+5', Albert Gudmundsson pulled one back for Iceland on 59' (2-3), added another on 75' (3-3), Ivan Kaliuzhnyi restored Ukraine's lead on 85' (3-4) and Oleg Ocheretko made it 3-5 on 88'.
Ivan Kaliuzhnyi's 85' strike proved decisive.
Iceland had 65% of the ball, shots were 9-8 (5-7 on target) and expected goals finished 0.97-1.00.
Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) was player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
Attendance: 9,111.
Match stats
| Iceland | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 65 | 35 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| Total shots | 9 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 13 |
| Big chances | 1 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 555 (86%) | 252 (73%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Total shots | 9 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 7 | 5 |
Lineups
Iceland (4-4-2): Elias Olafsson, Victor Pálsson, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Daniel Gretarsson, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Jon Thorsteinsson, Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Isak Bergmann Johannesson, Albert Gudmundsson, Andri Gudjohnsen, Sævar Atli Magnusson
Ukraine (4-1-4-1): Anatoliy Trubin, Yukhym Konoplya, Ilya Zabarnyi, Mykola Matviyenko, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Oleksiy Hutsuliak, Ruslan Malinovsky, Mykola Shaparenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Vladyslav Vanat
Key events
- 14' · Goal · Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine)
- 35' · Goal · Mikael Egill Ellertsson (Iceland)
- 39' · Substitution · Nazar Voloshyn for Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine)
- 41' · Yellow card · Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland)
- 45' · Goal · Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Ukraine)
- 45'+5 · Goal · Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine)
- 59' · Goal · Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland)
- 65' · Yellow card · Mykola Matviyenko (Ukraine)
- 68' · Yellow card · Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine)
- 69' · Substitution · Kristian Hlynsson for Jon Thorsteinsson (Iceland)
- 69' · Substitution · Logi Tomasson for Sævar Atli Magnusson (Iceland)
- 70' · Substitution · Artem Dovbyk for Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine)
- 70' · Substitution · Oleg Ocheretko for Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine)
- 75' · Goal · Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland)
- 83' · Yellow card · Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine)
- 85' · Goal · Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine)
- 86' · Substitution · Mikael Anderson for Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland)
- 86' · Substitution · Gisli Thordarson for Mikael Egill Ellertsson (Iceland)
- 86' · Substitution · Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson for Isak Bergmann Johannesson (Iceland)
- 86' · Substitution · Vladyslav Veleten for Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Ukraine)
- 86' · Substitution · Artem Bondarenko for Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine)
- 88' · Goal · Oleg Ocheretko (Ukraine)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Oleg Ocheretko (Ukraine)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Iceland vs Ukraine?
Ukraine won, 3-5 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Fri, 10 Oct 2025.
When and where is Iceland vs Ukraine?
Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 18:45 UTC at Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.