Match Report
The table read 3rd (Japan U19, 6 pts) against 5th (Indonesia U20, 0 pts), 6 points apart. On recent form Indonesia U20 sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Japan U19 ran at 2.25 scored and 1.75 conceded, Indonesia U20 at 0.25 and 3.
Indonesia U20 arrived off four straight defeats.
The match was played at Stade Parsemain (capacity 17,363). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Japan U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Japan U19: Soma Kanda (7'), Ryunosuke Sato (66'), Soma Kanda (47'), Yutaka Michiwaki (90') · Indonesia U20: Mauresmo Johannes Jacob Danny Silvinho Hinoke (70')
Key stats
Possession: Japan U19 62% · Indonesia U20 38% · Total shots: 23-3 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 13-2