Match Report
6 points and 14 places separated them: Gifu 1st with 10, Kochi United 15th with 4. Kochi United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gifu 3.5 scored and 0.25 conceded per game, Kochi United 0.5 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.51.
Kochi United had gone 6 games without a win.
With 55 matches recorded and 0.7 yellow cards per game, T. Inoue was the man in the middle. The venue was Nagaragawa Stadium, with room for 16,300 spectators. On the scoreboard, Gifu led 3-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 7-0.
Goal scorers
Gifu: Hayato Kanda (4'), Kosuke Inose (23' og), Shohei Ogushi (35'), Hayato Kanda (49'), Ryoma Kita (68'), Jordan Tell (72'), Hayate Take (76')
Key stats
Possession: Gifu 46% · Kochi United 54% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 5-4