Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Germany U21 1st with 28 points, Belarus U21 4th with 13, 15 apart. Recent form told a different story for Germany U21: only 46th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Germany U21 were scoring 3.9 and conceding 0.9, Belarus U21 1.1 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Germany U21.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.