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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 19 JUNE 2016 51 GYLFI Sigurdsson's 40th min- ute penalty had put Iceland on course for victory - and perhaps in sight of a place in the last 16 - in a tight Group F clash in Mar- seille. But Hungary had dominated possession throughout against an Iceland side content to defend and the pressure finally told in the 88th minute as Saevarsson turned a Nemanja Nikolic cross into his own net. That sparked jubilant celebra- tions in the crowd at the Stade Velodrome with fireworks, as has become common in the tournament, again being set off. Hungary will feel the result was the least they deserved, al- though they found chances hard to come by. Captain Balazs Dzsudzsak did have one chance in the early stages but his fierce shot from the edge of the area was blocked by Aron Gunnarsson and he lat- er had another effort def lected for a corner. Iceland went close when Jon Dadi Bodvarsson headed over and Sigurdsson might have hoped for a better outcome after whipping in a dangerous-look- ing ball that evaded everyone. It was Iceland who came alive on the half-hour mark as Sigur- dsson outmuscled Tamas Kadar to turn and shoot but Gabor Ki- raly saved well with his feet. Kiraly needed to stand up well again just moments later, but this time to redeem himself af- ter playing team-mate Richard Guzmics into trouble. Guzmics was forced into a rushed clear- ance from a poor Kiraly pass and Iceland intercepted. Kol- beinn Sigthorsson swept in but the goalkeeper turned his shot away for a corner. The danger was not over, how- ever, and Kiraly compounded his error by spilling the corner. The ball ran loose and Gun- narsson went down un- der a Kadar challenge. It was perhaps a harsh penalty but Sigurds- son made no mistake from the spot. Iceland seemed content to sit on their lead in the second half, although Bodvarsson attempted the spectacular with an over- head kick that f lew well wide. Hungary were allowed to keep pushing forward but Iceland stayed deep and limited their opportunities. Dzsudzsak did take aim with two long-range free-kicks but only one of them troubled Hannes Halldorsson, and the goalkeeper clutched that at the second attempt. Clear-cut chances were few and far between but Hungary's pressure eventually bore fruit as they found space down the right with 87 minutes on the clock. Laszlo Kleinheisler released Nikolic and his cross into the middle was diverted in by a tired Saevarsson. Iceland might have snatched the lead back in injury time but Sigursson fired a free-kick into the wall and veteran substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen put the re- bound wide. Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL - EURO 2016 Heartbreak for Iceland as late own goal puts Hungary on brink of last-16 A late own goal from Birkir Saevarsson saw Hungary snatch a 1-1 draw and avoid an unexpected defeat against Iceland at Euro 2016 Hungary celebrate the late equaliser against Iceland Gylfi Sigurdsson had put Iceland 1-0 up Today's Fixtures Romania vs Albania - 9pm - TVM 2 Switzerland vs France - 9pm - TVM