Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Osaka (3rd, 71 pts) and Kamatamare Sanuki (17th, 38 pts). Kamatamare Sanuki ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Osaka were scoring 1.45 and conceding 0.87, Kamatamare Sanuki 1.08 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
KINCHO Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,544. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kamatamare Sanuki led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Osaka: Takuya Akiyama (81'), Sora Mochizuki (85') · Kamatamare Sanuki: Yusuke Goto (33')
Key stats
Possession: Osaka 45% · Kamatamare Sanuki 55% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 2-5