Match Report
9 points and 14 places separated them: Kagoshima United 2nd with 13, Ryūkyū 16th with 4. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for Kagoshima United and 1.25/1.5 for Ryūkyū (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
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 35 matches recorded and 1.6 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