Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Machida Zelvia 1st with 87 points, Blaublitz Akita 13th with 51, 36 apart. Per game in the league, Blaublitz Akita were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.05, Machida Zelvia 1.88 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
T. Okabe officiated: 73 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. The match was played at Akita City Stadium in Akita (capacity 4,992). Machida Zelvia led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.