The final game of the first round of the men’s milk cup came on tuesday and the second round started up on thursday (yesterday as I’m writing). This was a particularly quick turnaround for Haukur, whose games I’ll touch on later, but there were some others to write about first.
Back on the opening day of the competition, KFR managed a huge comeback against fellow 5.deild side SR. The flurry of goals between the 31st and 39th minutes took the sides level into the break, before reversal was completed in the second half. The two clubs are due for two more matches this season, including what is scheduled to be each teams’ final match.
The first cup upset of the season happened at Kórinn, with the Ísak John hat-trick proving just enough for fifth division Hafnir to hold off a late push from fourth division Ýmir.
The first match of the competition to need extra time had KV overcome Ægir, the red card perhaps the catalyst for the Vesturbær boys to grab the lead, but Jordan Adeyemo managed a late equaliser. Askur Jóhannsson found the net even later to book a second round tie with Fylkir.
Another 4-3 win, but not such an upset unless you go off of recent Lengjubikar records. Both clubs are in the sixth division, with Reykjanes Bolti returning there after a poor showing last year in the division above. Finding your feet again after relegation can be tough, and four losses in five Lengjubikar games was an unsettling start. Álafoss on the other hand have been solid in recent 5.deild and Lengjubikar campaigns, so this win was a very good result for the away team.
Here are the rest of the the scorelines from the first round:
Coming back to Haukur now, their game at Álftanes was called off at half time due to weather that was deemed unsafe for play to continue. However, with the score at 0-3 the result stood without the game being rearranged or continued at a later date.
Another point of interest was the return to competitive action for Einherji’s men’s side. While the women’s squad has been carrying the banner for the club in the intervening years, the men’s last match was the 4.deild championship game in 2022, which came along with promotion, but they were unable to be part of the league in the next season. In 2025 they are back in KSÍ-official competition and had the best showing in the first round of all the clubs from Útandeild (“non-league” level).
As I mentioned, the second round is already underway, but the schedule is stretched across the next few weeks. Here’s the first few results and the rest of the fixtures that will decide who makes the Round of 32:
