Match Report
36 points separated the sides: Iwaki 9th on 54, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 20th on 18. Iwaki ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Iwaki 1.39 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0.63 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.24.
Defeat had followed defeat for Iwaki — three in succession. ThespaKusatsu Gunma had not won in 8 games.
The venue was J Village No.1 Ground in Naraha, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Iwaki led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Iwaki: Daiki Yamaguchi (13'), Daiki Yamaguchi (78'), Kotaro Arima (89')