Match Report
V-Varen Nagasaki, 2nd with 70 points, sat 33 points above Roasso Kumamoto (18th, 37). The last five rounds placed V-Varen Nagasaki no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Roasso Kumamoto 1.08 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, V-Varen Nagasaki 1.66 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.23.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Roasso Kumamoto 1, draws 0, V-Varen Nagasaki 4, at 3.6 goals per meeting.
Egao Kenko Stadium in Kumamoto, capacity 30,504, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, V-Varen Nagasaki led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Roasso Kumamoto: Chihiro Konagaya (90') · V-Varen Nagasaki: Takashi Sawada (13'), Juanma Delgado (29'), Marcos Guilherme (90')