Saturday, June 18, 2016

Late own goal denies Iceland historic win (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Iceland v Hungary - EURO 2016 - Group F - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France - 18/6/16 Iceland's Birkir Saevarsson scores an own goal and Hungary's first REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Livepic

By Ed Osmond MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Iceland were within two minutes of their first victory at a major tournament when defender Birkir Saevarsson's late own goal earned Hungary a battling 1-1 draw at Euro 2016 on Saturday. Gylfi Sigurdsson's nerveless penalty just before halftime had looked set to lift Iceland top of the Group F standings but Saevarsson turned in a cross by Hungarian substitute Nemanja Nikolic two minutes from the end of a match short on quality. Hungary top the standings with four points, two ahead of Iceland and three clear of Portugal, who play bottom side Austria later on Saturday.


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