Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Grulla Morioka 11th on 42, Cerezo Osaka U23 18th on 25. Grulla ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Cerezo Osaka U23 were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.79, Grulla Morioka 1.06 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The venue was Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Grulla Morioka led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-5.