Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Fukushima United 10th on 56, Kochi United 18th on 38. Fukushima United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Kochi United were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.58, Fukushima United 1.58 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Kochi United had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Fukushima United, 4.
The venue was Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium in Haruno. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.




