Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Vanraure Hachinohe 2nd with 72 points, Kamatamare Sanuki 17th with 38, 34 apart. The last five rounds placed Vanraure Hachinohe no better than 18th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Vanraure Hachinohe 1.21 scored and 0.61 conceded per game, Kamatamare Sanuki 1.08 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.28.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Vanraure Hachinohe wins, 2 for Kamatamare Sanuki, 3 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Daihatsu Stadium (Hachinohe), with room for 5,200 spectators. H. Otsubo took charge of the match — our records show 57 games refereed with an average of 0.7 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Kamatamare Sanuki led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Kamatamare Sanuki: Yusuke Goto (6')
Key stats
Possession: Vanraure Hachinohe 62% · Kamatamare Sanuki 38% · Total shots: 16-4 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 11-1