Tokushima Vortis beat Tokushima 3-0 in the Emperor's Cup second round on 26 August. The hosts had lost three of their last five matches before this performance. By then the visitors were also searching for consistency after five games without a win in competition.
T. Inami opened the scoring in the 29th minute, giving Vortis an early cushion. Thonny Anderson doubled the lead at 58, and D. Watari added a third in the 78th. The only cards were yellows for I. Matsushita at 73 and R. Tominaga at 79.
And here's the thing — this was the first time Vortis had won since that 2-0 victory over Iwaki in June. To be fair the visitors had pulled off a 1-0 win against Kawasoe in August, but that result now sits alone among their recent fixtures.
No statistics were supplied for this match, so the figures remain invisible. What is visible is the clean sheet and three goals without reply. The visitors did not register a single card in the attacking phase, only defensive bookings.
The result ends a three-match losing streak for Vortis and moves them clear of the recent form that had dragged them down. Tokushima's away record in cup competitions remains thin — one win from five fixtures across different seasons.
