Match Report
Tochigi, 7th with 58 points, sat 20 points above Kochi United (18th, 38). Per game in the league, Kochi United were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.58, Tochigi 1.11 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Kochi United. Tochigi's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Kochi United held 3 points of 15 and Tochigi 13.
Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium hosted the game. Tochigi led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Tochigi: Ryunosuke Ota (12')
Key stats
Possession: Kochi United 43% · Tochigi 57% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-3