Match Report
Both sides brought 9 points into this one — Netherlands U17 1st, Spain U17 1st. Netherlands U17 had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Netherlands U17 were scoring 7.33 and conceding 1.67, Spain U17 3.33 and 0, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Tallaght Stadium in Dublin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.