Mongol Uls 0 - 3 España (392315548)

Dark skies made the crowd of 60000 at Хөх чононууд a little nervous, but the rain held off. Antoñito Cataldo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henrique Clérigo and Kim Wuerchoz. U-20 Mongol Uls tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Suren - Tylaga, Toukta, Chulunny, Qori - Batachikhan, Chinua, Ssima, Enq, Toghrul - Dampildorg.

U-20 España decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Lineup: Muñoz - Querol, da Ponte - Colmelo, Conlledo, Sánchez, Fernández-Sacristan, Talarn - Pérez, López Gil, Porcel.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for U-20 Mongol Uls. It was an obvious ambition of U-20 España to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The guests took the lead 6 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in F. López Gil scoring to make it 0 - 1. After 16 minutes, following yet another great corner, A. Talarn's flick on at the near post reached N. Fernández-Sacristan, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. A well placed corner kick from V. Querol was followed by V. Pérez's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for U-20 España, the score now 0 - 2. An accurate cross from A. Colmelo of U-20 España was met with a wonderful glancing header from V. Pérez, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 0 - 3. Confident in their lead, U-20 España's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. After 42 minutes U-20 España's H. Conlledo had to be carried off on a stretcher in agony. M. Tamayo Oña came in to replace him. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. U-20 España enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the U-20 España coach let J. Aillón replace V. Pérez after 50 minutes. U-20 Mongol Uls's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. U-20 Mongol Uls needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes Q. Batachikhan made way for D. Checheg. U-20 España's N. Fernández-Sacristan was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. U-20 España claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

Most important U-20 Mongol Uls player was D. Checheg. D. Toghrul on the other hand, had a terrible day. N. Fernández-Sacristan performed admirably for U-20 España. On the other hand, V. Querol's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.