Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Júbilo Iwata (2nd, 75 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Fagiano Okayama (10th, 58 pts). On recent form Fagiano Okayama sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.17 for Fagiano Okayama and 1.76/1.05 for Júbilo Iwata (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
T. Yoshida took charge of the match — our records show 61 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. The venue was City Light Stadium in Okayama, with room for 20,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.