Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Kyrgyzstan U23 3rd with 3, North Korea U23 1st with 9. Kyrgyzstan U23 ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.33 for Kyrgyzstan U23 and 1.33/0 for North Korea U23 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Kyrgyzstan U23 had gone 9 games without a win. Over the last five, Kyrgyzstan U23 had taken 1 of 15 points to North Korea U23's 10.
Stade René Gaillard in Niort staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,406. North Korea U23 led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.