Japan U18 0-1 Azerbaijan U18 in the U18 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup, round 1.

Azerbaijan U18 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–D), scoring 11 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Japan U18 1 win, Azerbaijan U18 1, 0 draws.