Match Report
Korea Republic U23 went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; UAE U23 sat 4th on 0 — a 9-point gap. UAE U23's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table.
Korea Republic U23 arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The venue was Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, with room for 12,000 spectators. The referee was R. Lutfullin, with 43 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.