Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Sony Sendai 14th with 28, Matsue City 12th with 34. Matsue City ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sony Sendai 0.77 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Matsue City 1.07 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.24.
The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Sony Sendai against 12/15 for Matsue City.
On the scoreboard, Matsue City led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Matsue City: Koya Tanio (23'), Naoya Imamura (45'), Tomoya Takahata (48')
Key stats
Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 6-3