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In an international friendly match that took place on the 7th of June 2024 at 18:45 EEST, England hosted Iceland. Despite being the home team and typically recognised as a strong side, England was unable to secure a victory against the Icelandic team in this encounter. The result was favourable for Iceland, scoring one goal against England's none.

This match witnessed significant activity from both teams, but ultimately, the Icelandic team outperformed England. They scored their lone goal during the first 12 minutes and 7 seconds of the game. This early advantage potentially put significant psychological pressure on England and has been a factor in endurance and confidence throughout the match.

In terms of discipline, Iceland had three yellow cards, two in the second half (at 78:35 and 80:16 minutes into the game), showing that maintaining discipline was a challenge as the game progressed. England, however, remained disciplined throughout, receiving no yellow cards. The higher rate of fouls from Iceland, totalling nine against England's four, aligned with these disciplinary actions.

The corner kick stats reveal another dimension of the game. England had seven corner kicks against Iceland's five, suggesting they had more attacking opportunities. Nevertheless, they were unable to convert these into goals. Iceland, on the other hand, optimised their fewer corner kick opportunities, resulting in victory.

The offsides data gives insight into each team's attacking strategy. England was caught offsides four times, suggesting a constant penetration into the Icelandic half. But unfortunately, they were simultaneously failing to time their runs appropriately to avoid the offside trap. Iceland, maintaining a better control over this aspect, had not one single offside violation, demonstrating a more careful approach to their attacks.

In conclusion, despite having seemingly more opportunities in terms of corner kicks and their adventurous offside penetrations, England was unable to translate these into goals. Iceland managed significantly fewer opportunities but made the most of them. The disciplinary violations and consistent fouls by Iceland did not deter them from securing a victory. Therefore, in betting terms, this game presented surprising results, demonstrating again that in football, anything is indeed possible.

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