Match Report
6 points and 3 places separated them: Netherlands U17 1st with 7, Kosovo U17 4th with 1. The last five rounds placed Kosovo U17 no better than 41st for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Netherlands U17 were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.67, Kosovo U17 0.33 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.84 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Netherlands U17, winners of their last three. Kosovo U17 had lost three in a row. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Netherlands U17, 6/15 for Kosovo U17.
Sportpark De Wieën in Venray staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. On the scoreboard, Netherlands U17 led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.