Match Report
Guatemala U17 went into the game 3rd in the table on 3 points; USA U17 sat 1st on 9 — a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Guatemala U17: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Guatemala U17 were scoring 2.67 and conceding 2, USA U17 3 and 0.33, against a competition average of 2 goals per team per game.
USA U17 arrived on a run of four straight wins. From the last five rounds, Guatemala U17 held 6 points of 15 and USA U17 12.
The venue was Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores in Ciudad de Guatemala, with room for 16,000 spectators. USA U17 led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 3-5 full-time score.