Match Report
3 points and 11 places separated them: Vanraure Hachinohe 13th with 7, Vegalta Sendai 2nd with 10. On the form table Vanraure Hachinohe stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Vanraure Hachinohe ran at 0.6 scored and 1.4 conceded, Vegalta Sendai at 1.8 and 1.
The match was played at Daihatsu Stadium (Hachinohe) (capacity 5,200). K. Koya officiated: 66 games logged, averaging 0.6 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Vegalta Sendai led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Vegalta Sendai: Tsubasa Umeki (10'), Hidetoshi Takeda (90')
Key stats
Possession: Vanraure Hachinohe 61% · Vegalta Sendai 39% · Total shots: 4-11 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 4-6