Iceland secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Bulgaria in their UEFA Nations League home fixture. The standout performer was forward Orri Óskarsson of Spanish side Real Sociedad, who opened the scoring in the 37th minute with an assist from Haraldsson. Óskarsson then doubled the lead in the 60th minute, completing his brace.
In the 84th minute, Óskarsson had the chance to extend the lead further from the penalty spot, but his shot was saved by goalkeeper Daniel Naumov. The match was sealed in stoppage time when Mikael Ellertsson netted the third goal in the 90th minute.
UEFA Nations League 2026-27
Iceland – Bulgaria 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: Óskarsson 37 (1:0), Óskarsson 60 (2:0), Ellertsson 90 (3:0)
Iceland lineup: Valdimarsson H-R; Magnusson H; Baldursson (Paulsson, 62); Haraldsson (Tomasson, 82); Jóhannesson I-B; Gunnarsson A. (Gretarsson, 46); Anderson Mik.; Ellertsson; Sigurdsson A. (Gudjohnsen A., 46); Thorsteinsson (Sigurdsson G.T., 62); Óskarsson
Substitutions: Gretarsson (46), Gudjohnsen A. (46), Paulsson (62), Sigurdsson G.T. (62), Tomasson (82)
Reserves: Runarsson R., Einarsson A., Helgason, Thorvaldsson, Vidljumsson B., Gudjohnsen D., Thordarson S.
Yellow cards: Magnusson H. 4, Ellertsson 32
Bulgaria lineup: Naumov D.; Dimitrov K.; Velkov; Turitsov; Velkoski Di.; Gruev (Tsenov, 55); Kraev A.; Chandarov (Panayotov P., 67); Rusev (Dimitrov Zd., 67); Petkov L. (Petkov Ma., 55); Iliev A. (Nikolov V., 83)
Substitutions: Tsenov (55), Petkov Ma. (55), Panayotov P. (67), Dimitrov Zd. (67), Nikolov V. (83)
Reserves: Mitov, Bozhev, Hristov A., Petrov H., Stoyanov Y., Stoyanov Kr., Balov
Yellow cards: Petkov L. 10, Velkoski Di. 27, Iliev A. 59, Petkov Ma. 81
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