Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tochigi City 1st with 77 points, Kamatamare Sanuki 17th with 38, 39 apart. Kamatamare Sanuki had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Tochigi City were scoring 1.82 and conceding 0.97, Kamatamare Sanuki 1.08 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Tochigi City had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Tochigi City, 3/15 for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kamatamare Sanuki led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Tochigi City: Peter Utaka (75'), Yoshiki Sato (82'), Takashi Oshima (67') · Kamatamare Sanuki: Yusuke Goto (18')
Key stats
Possession: Tochigi City 65% · Kamatamare Sanuki 35% · Total shots: 21-9 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 11-2