Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tochigi City 1st with 77 points, Parceiro Nagano 19th with 35, 42 apart. Recent form told a different story for Tochigi City: only 5th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Tochigi City were scoring 1.82 and conceding 0.97, Parceiro Nagano 0.76 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Parceiro Nagano arrived off three straight defeats.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Tochigi City: Matej Jonjić (56'), Hiroto Suzuki (58'), Atsushi Yoshida (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tochigi City 53% · Parceiro Nagano 47% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 8-6