Match Report
Ecuador U20 went into the game 2nd in the table on 6 points; Korea Republic U20 sat 2nd on 5 — a 1-point gap. Korea Republic U20 ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Ecuador U20 were scoring 3.67 and conceding 0.67, Korea Republic U20 1.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Korea Republic U20 led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.