Match Report
Imabari, 2nd with 73 points, sat 51 points above Grulla Morioka (20th, 22). In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1 for Imabari and 0.71/2.11 for Grulla Morioka (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Imabari arrived on a run of four straight wins. Grulla Morioka had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, Imabari had taken 13 of 15 points to Grulla Morioka's 1.
Yume Stadium in Imabari-shi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Imabari led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.