Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Roasso Kumamoto 4th with 67 points, Grulla Morioka 22nd with 34, 33 apart. Roasso Kumamoto ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Roasso Kumamoto 1.38 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Grulla Morioka 0.83 and 1.9, with the league averaging 1.23.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Roasso Kumamoto, 2 draws and 0 for Grulla Morioka, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The venue was Egao Kenko Stadium in Kumamoto, with room for 32,000 spectators. Roasso Kumamoto led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.