Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tochigi City 1st with 77 points, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 14th with 46, 31 apart. ThespaKusatsu Gunma's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Tochigi City were scoring 1.82 and conceding 0.97, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1.47 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Tochigi City arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Tochigi City 12/15, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 5/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Tochigi City: Matej Jonjić (90') · ThespaKusatsu Gunma: Faruzansana Mohamado (55')
Key stats
Possession: Tochigi City 51% · ThespaKusatsu Gunma 49% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-7