Old hand Gudjohnsen makes triumphant return for Iceland

By Philip O'Connor REUTERS - Iceland coach Lars Lagerback's decision to tempt Eidur Gudjohnsen out of international retirement paid off handsomely in Kazakhstan, with the 36-year-old scoring his first goal in over five years for his country in a 3-0 win. The Bolton Wanderers striker may be in the twilight of his career but his experience with Chelsea, Barcelona and Monaco, among others, is invaluable as Iceland seek to qualify for Euro 2016 and reach a major finals for the first time. "We were expecting a game where we would hopefully keep the ball a little bit more, and that's the reason we picked him in the starting XI." The well-travelled goal poacher is back in English football at Bolton, where his role is very similar to that which he now has in the national team -- a steady hand at the tiller when his side are likely to have a lot of possession. Gudjohnsen took 20 minutes to repay Lagerback's faith in him, latching on to Johann Gudmundsson's pass before finishing smartly for his first international goal since netting against Norway in a home World Cup qualifier in September 2009.



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