Match Report
New Zealand U23 (3rd, 3 pts) visited Guinea U23 (4th, 0 pts) with 3 points between them. On recent form Guinea U23 sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Guinea U23 ran at 0.33 scored and 2 conceded, New Zealand U23 at 1 and 2.67.
A. Al Naqbi took charge of the match — our records show 61 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. Allianz Riviera in Nice, capacity 36,178, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, New Zealand U23 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.