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Euro 2008 qualifiers Iceland - Spain 1:1

Event: Euro 2008 qualifiers
Teams: Iceland - Spain
Final score: 1:1

Goals scorers:
40' 1:0 E. Hallfredsson
86' 1:1 A. Iniesta

From FoxSports:
Iceland (AP) - Andres Iniesta's late equalizer gave 10-man Spain a 1-1 draw with Iceland in European Championship qualifying Saturday. The FC Barcelona midfielder pounced on a loose ball in the area, shooting it past goalkeeper Arni Arason in the 86th minute to salvage a point for Spain. Emil Hallfredsson's header in the 40th had given Iceland a surprise lead.

The draw gives Spain 16 points from eight games, moving it into a tie with Northern Ireland - which fell 1-0 to Latvia Saturday - for second in Group F. Sweden leads with 19 points.

Iceland has five points from eight games.

Spain went a man down inside 19 minutes, when Xabi Alonso was sent off after coming down on Arnar Vidarsson with his knee as the two tangled.

Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson missed a chance to put Iceland ahead two minutes later, his low shot going just wide.

Arason denied Fernando Torres in the 36th, getting a fingertip to the Liverpool striker's low drive from the edge of the area to tip it beyond the post.

Hallfredsson snuck behind defender Sergio Ramos to meet Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson's long cross from the right for the host's goal.

With the pouring rain letting up some after Halfredsson's goal, Spain striker David Villa thought he had tied it in the 44th but was whistled offside.

Lineups:

Spain: Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Carlos Marchena, Juanito, Mariano Pernia (David Albelda, 26), Xavi Hernandez, Xabi Alonso, David Silva, Joaquin Sanchez (Luis Garcia, 69), David Villa, Fernando Torres (Andres Iniesta, 57).

Iceland: Arni Arason, Kristjan Orn Sigurdsson, Kari Arnason, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Ivar Ingimarsson, Gretar Steinsson, Hermann Hreidarsson, Arnar Vidarsson (Ari Skulason, 69), Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson (Armann Bjornsson, 88), Johannes Gudjonsson (Baldur Adalsteinsson, 79), Emil Hallfredsson.



Spain next plays Latvia on Wednesday, while Iceland meets Northern Ireland.
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