Match Report
1 points and 27 places separated them: Croatia U19 29th with 2, France U19 2nd with 3. France U19 had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Croatia U19 were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.67, France U19 3 and 1, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
France U19 had not lost in 12 games. Over the last five, Croatia U19 had taken 5 of 15 points to France U19's 13.
Telekom Arena in Skopje, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.