Match Report
13 points for Yokohama F. Marinos (1st), 5 for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (3rd): an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Yokohama F. Marinos ran at 1.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai at 0.67 and 1.17.
7 games without a win framed Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's arrival. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Yokohama F. Marinos against 3/15 for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.
The match was played at Sân vận động Thống Nhất (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, Yokohama F. Marinos led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Yokohama F. Marinos: Marcos Júnior (36'), Shinnosuke Hatanaka (83')
Key stats
Possession: Yokohama F. Marinos 69% · Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 31% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 4-2