Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fagiano Okayama (10th, 59 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Matsumoto Yamaga (22nd, 34 pts). Fagiano Okayama ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Fagiano Okayama ran at 0.95 scored and 0.86 conceded, Matsumoto Yamaga at 0.86 and 1.69.
Matsumoto Yamaga were winless in 6.
The venue was City Light Stadium in Okayama, with room for 20,000 spectators. M. Tsuruoka took charge of the match — our records show 37 games refereed with an average of 0.6 yellow cards per game. Fagiano Okayama led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.