Match Report
Kagoshima United (2nd, 13 pts) visited Kamatamare Sanuki (17th, 4 pts) with 9 points between them. Kamatamare Sanuki had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Kamatamare Sanuki ran at 1.2 scored and 2 conceded, Kagoshima United at 2 and 1.
Defeat had not touched Kagoshima United in 6 games. Over the last five, Kamatamare Sanuki had taken 7 of 15 points to Kagoshima United's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Kamatamare Sanuki wins, 2 for Kagoshima United, 3 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
Pikara Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,338. T. Inoue took charge of the match — our records show 55 games refereed with an average of 0.7 yellow cards per game. Kamatamare Sanuki led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 3-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kamatamare Sanuki: Yusuke Goto (10'), Ryoma Sano (61'), Ryoma Sano (74') · Kagoshima United: Ryo Arita (48'), Wataru Tanaka (56'), Wataru Tanaka (64'), Riku Saga (90')
Key stats
Possession: Kamatamare Sanuki 41% · Kagoshima United 59% · Total shots: 13-20 · On target: 4-11 · Corners: 6-3