Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Slovenia U19 W 3rd with 3, Russia U19 W 1st with 9. Slovenia U19 W ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Slovenia U19 W were scoring 2 and conceding 2.67, Russia U19 W 4 and 0, against a competition average of 2.63 goals per team per game.
Slovenia U19 W carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. From the last five rounds, Slovenia U19 W held 13 points of 15 and Russia U19 W 7.
Stadio Santi Tiezzi in Cortona staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. On the scoreboard, Russia U19 W led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-5.