Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Tochigi City 1st on 77, Gifu 13th on 47. The last five rounds placed Tochigi City no better than 5th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Gifu were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.58, Tochigi City 1.82 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Tochigi City had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Nagaragawa Stadium, capacity 16,300, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gifu led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Gifu: Riyo Kawamoto (22'), Keitaro Konishi (68' og)
Key stats
Possession: Gifu 48% · Tochigi City 52% · Total shots: 10-18 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 8-8