Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Kagoshima United 5th with 66, Osaka 3rd with 71. Kagoshima United's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Kagoshima United ran at 1.82 scored and 1.16 conceded, Osaka at 1.45 and 0.87.
Osaka had drawn their last three.
Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,584. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Kagoshima United: Keito Kawamura (13'), Rodrigo Angelotti (90') · Osaka: Soichiro Tsutsumi (39')
Key stats
Possession: Kagoshima United 59% · Osaka 41% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 12-4