Match Report
Latvia U21, 5th on 4 points, faced a 22-point deficit to England U21 (1st, 26). On recent form Latvia U21 sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Latvia U21 were scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.8, England U21 2.3 and 0.4, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Latvia U21 for 10 matches. England U21 carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this. From the last five rounds, Latvia U21 held 2 points of 15 and England U21 11.
The match was played at Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale in Jelgava (capacity 2,200). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.