Match Report
4 points and 5 places separated them: Tochigi 13th with 9, Kochi United 18th with 5. On the form table Kochi United stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, Tochigi were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.71, Kochi United 0.43 and 2, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
The venue was Tochigi Green Stadium, with room for 25,244 spectators. On the scoreboard, Tochigi led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Tochigi: Yasutaka Yanagi (44'), Yoshihito Kondo (65')
Key stats
Possession: Tochigi 40% · Kochi United 60% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 5-9