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League: Euro 2008 qualifiers Event: Iceland - Northern Ireland Final score: 2-1 Goal scorers: Ar. Björnsson 6' Healy 72'(pen) Gillespie (o.g.) 90'+ 1 Match report from Uefa : Last-gasp agony for Northern Ireland A last-minute own goal from Keith Gillespie saw Northern Ireland slump to an agonising defeat against Iceland in rainswept Reykjavik. Late misfortune Nigel Worthington's side had come undone against Latvia at the weekend when Chris Baird put through his own net and this time it was Gillespie's turn, directing the ball past his own goalkeeper with just seconds remaining. The hosts had taken an early lead when Ármann Björnsson fired into the roof of the net after just six minutes but, after dominating for long spells, the visitors equalised through David Healy's 72nd-minute penalty only for Gillespie's miscue to seriously dent his side's prospects of qualification. Early opener Northern Ireland almost made the breakthrough i...

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 wid...