Match Report
China U23 went into the game 1st in the table on 7 points; India U23 sat 3rd on 4 — a 3-point gap. India U23's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, China U23 were scoring 3 and conceding 0.33, India U23 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on China U23.
The venue was Stade René Gaillard in Niort, with room for 10,406 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.