Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Yokohama (2nd, 76 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Iwaki (9th, 54 pts). Yokohama had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Iwaki 1.39 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, Yokohama 1.58 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.24.
Yokohama carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at J Village No.1 Ground in Naraha (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yokohama led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.