Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Montedio Yamagata (7th, 70 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Gifu (22nd, 30 pts). On recent form Montedio Yamagata sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Montedio Yamagata were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.95, Gifu 0.79 and 1.86, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Gifu had gone 5 games without a win.
ND Soft Stadium Yamagata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,292. On the scoreboard, Montedio Yamagata led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Montedio Yamagata: Takahiro Yanagi (9'), Haruya Ide (84')
Key stats
Total shots: 15-1 · On target: 7-0 · Corners: 5-5