Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Lebanon U23 3rd with 3, Korea Republic U23 2nd with 4. Lebanon U23 had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Lebanon U23 were scoring 1.67 and conceding 2.33, Korea Republic U23 1.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Korea Republic U23 for 6 matches.
Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh), capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Lebanon U23: Leonardo Farah Shahin (13'), Ali El-Fadl (49') · Korea Republic U23: Seong-jin Kang (71'), Hyeon-yong Lee (20'), Jae-sang Jeong (56'), Tae-won Kim (76')
Key stats
Possession: Lebanon U23 34% · Korea Republic U23 66% · Total shots: 4-14 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 0-6