Match Report
Level on 3 points, Chinese Taipei U23 (4th) and Indonesia U23 (2nd) met as equals in the table. The last five rounds placed Indonesia U23 no better than 10th for form, against 2nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/2 for Chinese Taipei U23 and 0.67/0.67 for Indonesia U23 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Chinese Taipei U23 had not won in 8 games. Chinese Taipei U23 had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Indonesia U23, 7.
With 5 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, M. Javiz was the man in the middle. Stade René Gaillard in Niort, capacity 10,406, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.