Match Report
Yokohama F. Marinos went into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; Buriram United sat 6th on 12 — a 6-point gap. Buriram United had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 3/1 for Yokohama F. Marinos and 0.88/1.5 for Buriram United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Defeat had not touched Buriram United in 14 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Yokohama F. Marinos 5/15, Buriram United 13/15.
The match was played at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama (capacity 69,176). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yokohama F. Marinos led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Yokohama F. Marinos: Kenta Inoue (11'), Asahi Uenaka (66'), Neil Etheridge (45' og), Anderson Lopes (45'), Anderson Lopes (57')