Match Report
Portugal U17 went into the game 2nd in the table on 6 points; Japan U17 sat 1st on 7 — a 1-point gap. Portugal U17 ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Portugal U17 were scoring 4.33 and conceding 1, Japan U17 1.33 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Portugal U17 arrived on a run of three straight wins. The last-five ledger: Portugal U17 13/15, Japan U17 7/15.
The venue was ASPIRE Academy Pitch 1, with room for 500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Japan U17 led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Portugal U17: Zeega (80') · Japan U17: Takeshi Wada (35'), Taiga Seguchi (45')
Key stats
Possession: Portugal U17 77% · Japan U17 23% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 3-2