Match Report
9 points and 6 places separated them: Kagoshima United 1st with 19, Ryūkyū 7th with 10. On the form table Ryūkyū stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.14/1 for Kagoshima United and 1.5/1 for Ryūkyū (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.48.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Kagoshima United, 2 by Ryūkyū, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
With 46 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, S. Kuniyoshi was the man in the middle. Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,584. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Kagoshima United: Aura Takahashi (65'), Juanma Delgado (90') · Ryūkyū: Sho Iwamoto (74')
Key stats
Possession: Kagoshima United 48% · Ryūkyū 52% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 5-7