Match Report
Brazil U23 (1st, 7 pts) visited Saudi Arabia U23 (4th, 0 pts) with 7 points between them. The last five rounds placed Saudi Arabia U23 no better than 15th for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/2.67 for Saudi Arabia U23 and 2.33/1 for Brazil U23 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42.
Saudi Arabia U23 entered with three losses in a row. Brazil U23 carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Saudi Arabia U23 1/15, Brazil U23 11/15.
B. Tessema Weyesa officiated: 50 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama (capacity 47,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.