Match Report
Venezuela U20 went into the game 5th in the table on 0 points; Japan U20 sat 3rd on 7 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Venezuela U20 sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Venezuela U20 0.5 scored and 2.25 conceded per game, Japan U20 1.5 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.55.
Venezuela U20 had been beaten in three straight games.
B. Verbeke officiated: 47 games logged, averaging 2.2 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Japan U20 led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Japan U20: Hiroto Asada (16')
Key stats
Possession: Venezuela U20 55% · Japan U20 45% · Total shots: 5-14 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 2-7