Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Imabari 2nd on 73, Azul Claro Numazu 10th on 52. Azul Claro Numazu had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Azul Claro Numazu were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.21, Imabari 1.63 and 1, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Azul Claro Numazu arrived on a run of three straight wins. Imabari's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium in Numazu, with room for 10,000 spectators. Imabari led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.




