Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Fagiano Okayama (3rd, 72 pts) and Ryūkyū (21st, 37 pts). Fagiano Okayama had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Fagiano Okayama ran at 1.45 scored and 1 conceded, Ryūkyū at 0.98 and 1.55.
Ryūkyū had gone 10 games without a win.
City Light Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Fagiano Okayama: K. Miyazaki (90')
Key stats
Possession: Fagiano Okayama 48% · Ryūkyū 52% · Total shots: 4-5 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 9-4