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Gibraltar rocked by Faroe Islands' firepower Rory Baird, 08.09.2025 22:37 The Faroe Islands climbed into third place in Group L of UEFA’s World Cup qualifiers (WCQ) with a 1-0 victory over Gibraltar, marking their second victory in their last three WCQ matches. After an encouraging performance in a 1-0 defeat to Croatia, the Faroe Islands made a positive start here, yet directing the chances they created on target proved difficult in the early going. The first shot on target came for the away side with just under 30 minutes played when Brandur Hendriksson tried his luck from a free-kick from distance, only to see his effort fly straight into the arms of Bradley Banda. That proved to be the only shot on target of the first half, leaving both managers in need of a rethink if they were to emerge victorious from this cagey affair. It was Gibraltar who snatched the initiative following the restart, and their intent was almost rewarded just a minute after HT when Graeme Torrilla’s header forced Mattias Lamhauge into a save at his near post. Lamhauge was called into action again soon afterwards, this time denying Julian Del Rio as he looked to squeeze the ball inside the post from just the edge of the penalty area. Having survived that spell of pressure, the Faroe Islands grew into the game as the second half went on, with only a good save from Banda preventing Jóan Símun Edmundsson from opening the scoring. Gibraltar’s resolve would only last another two minutes though, with the Faroe Islands taking the lead through Martin Agnarsson, who kept his cool to fire across goal from close range to give his side the lead. The Faroe Islands managed to hold on from there to secure an important victory, though they still face an uphill battle to qualify for a major tournament for the first time. Meanwhile, Gibraltar continue to prop up the group, having now lost each of their five WCQ matches in this cycle.