Match Report
The table read 1st (Spain U23, 5 pts) against 3rd (Argentina U23, 4 pts), 1 points apart. Spain U23's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Spain U23 were scoring 0.67 and conceding 0.33, Argentina U23 0.67 and 1, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
With 68 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, I. Elfath was the man in the middle. Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, capacity 47,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.