Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ventforet Kofu 14th with 45 points, Kagoshima United 19th with 30, 15 apart. Recent form flatters Kagoshima United's table spot — 14th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Ventforet Kofu ran at 1.42 scored and 1.5 conceded, Kagoshima United at 0.92 and 1.55.
Kagoshima United entered with four losses in a row. Ventforet Kofu had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Kagoshima United, 1.
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium in Kofu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Ventforet Kofu led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.