Match Report
53 points for Imabari (11th), 44 for Ventforet Kofu (13th): a 9-point gap. On recent form Ventforet Kofu sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Per game in the league, Imabari were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.21, Ventforet Kofu 0.97 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Imabari's winless run stood at 8. Ventforet Kofu had drawn their last three.
Yume Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Imabari led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Imabari: Yumeki Yokoyama (8'), Patrick Verhon (43') · Ventforet Kofu: Yamato Naito (67'), Matheus Leiria (64'), Yoshiki Torikai (70'), Eduardo Mancha (59')
Key stats
Possession: Imabari 47% · Ventforet Kofu 53% · Total shots: 19-14 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 2-8