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was contested as part of the programme for the

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which was hosted in

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from 23 to 29 June 1991. It was the second edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the

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. The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 24 June 1991 and ended with the gold medal match on 29 June 1991. Ynys Môn and the

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, the defending champions, contested the final. Goals from

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and Eyðstein Davidsen helped the Faroe Islands to successfully defend their title as they won the match 2–0

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. In the bronze medal match,

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defeated the hosts

2–0. This was the last time that the Faroe Islands men's team contested the Island Games.

Background

A five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in

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, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the

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held in

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. The first men's football tournament was held at the

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in the Faroe Islands. The five nations which entered –

, the

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and Ynys Môn – contested a single round robin group. The hosts, the Faroe Islands, won gold, Ynys Môn won silver and Åland won the bronze medal.

Format

Eight teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into two single round robin groups of four teams. The winning team from each group would contest the gold medal match and the runners-up would contest the bronze medal match. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing third and fourth in each group – the third-placed teams contested the fifth-place match and the fourth-placed teams contested the seventh-place match.

Participants

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Group phase

The group phase was played on 24, 25 and 26 June 1991.

Group 1

The Faroe Islands won all three of their games to progress to the gold medal match. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group 2

Ynys Môn won all three of their games to progress to the gold medal match. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Placement play-off matches

Seventh-place match

The Isle of Wight defeated Greenland in the seventh-place match.

Fifth-place match

Shetland defeated Guernsey in the fifth-place match.

Bronze medal match

Jersey defeated Åland to win the bronze medal.

Gold medal match

After a goalless 90 minutes, the tournament's top scorer,

gave the Faroe Islands the lead before Eyðstein Davidsen secured a 2–0 win as the Faroe Islands successfully defended their title.

Final rankings

Top goalscorers

Aftermath

The

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(FSF) became affiliated with

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in 1988 and with

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in 1989. The 1991 Island Games would be the last that the Faroe Islands men's team would contest. Having won the first two editions unbeaten, they hold a record of eight wins from eight matches overall.

Reference

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1990–91 in European football

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