Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ventforet Kofu 3rd with 80 points, Sagamihara 19th with 38, 42 apart. Sagamihara had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Per game in the league, Sagamihara were scoring 0.79 and conceding 1.29, Ventforet Kofu 1.55 and 0.9, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Sagamihara Gion Stadium in Sagamihara (capacity 11,808). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.