Match Report
Yokohama, 2nd with 76 points, sat 22 points above Blaublitz Akita (10th, 54). On recent form Yokohama sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Yokohama were scoring 1.58 and conceding 0.71, Blaublitz Akita 0.95 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Yokohama in 8 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Yokohama 13/15, Blaublitz Akita 6/15.
The venue was Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, with room for 15,440 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.




