Match Report
Uzbekistan U23 went into the game 1st in the table on 6 points; Hong Kong U23 sat 4th on 0 — a 6-point gap. Hong Kong U23 ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Uzbekistan U23 were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.5, Hong Kong U23 0.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Uzbekistan U23 against 6/15 for Hong Kong U23.
The venue was Stade René Gaillard in Niort, with room for 10,406 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Uzbekistan U23 led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.