Kazakhstan 2-3 Japan U18 in the U18 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup, 9th place final.

Kazakhstan won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–L–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 1 time: Kazakhstan 0 wins, Japan U18 1, 0 draws.