Match Report
Vanraure Hachinohe went into the game 2nd in the table on 72 points; Tochigi sat 7th on 58 — a 14-point gap. Vanraure Hachinohe had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Vanraure Hachinohe were scoring 1.21 and conceding 0.61, Tochigi 1.11 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Vanraure Hachinohe came in having won four on the spin.
Daihatsu Stadium (Hachinohe), capacity 5,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Vanraure Hachinohe led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Vanraure Hachinohe: Ryuji Sawakami (7'), Kazuma Nagata (30')
Key stats
Possession: Vanraure Hachinohe 27% · Tochigi 73% · Total shots: 5-15 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 1-9