September 14, 2022 (water) 23:00
Niigata takes the lead with two clear wins over Kofu! Sendai defeats Tochigi to claim first victory under Akira Ito’s new system[Résumé : Meiji Yasuda J2 Section 36]
The Meiji Yasuda J2 League played 11 games in Section 36 on the 14th, and Niigata, who beat Kofu, retained first place.
In an away game against Kofu, Niigata opened the scoring with Yota KOMI’s goal in the 18th minute, followed by Shunsuke Mito’s goal in the 64th minute. Although they conceded in the 81st minute, they escaped with the score at 2-1. Niigata have won back-to-back games and increased their points to 71, keeping them top of the standings. In an away game against Yamagata, second-placed Yokohama FC lost 0-2 after scoring twice against Thiago Alves. After suffering a black star for the first time in six games, the point difference with Niigata has increased to 3.
Okayama, who played for Tokushima, failed to recover the only lost goal in the 53rd minute and lost 0-1. As the winning streak ended at 4, Tokushima won 14 games without losing and moved up to 10th place. Sendai defended NAKAYAMA Jinto’s goal in the 35th minute to beat Tochigi 1-0. The Akira Ito system took the first victory, stopping the losing streak at 5.
Kumamoto, who hosted Machida at home, created chances but failed to add the finishing touch, ending in a scoreless draw. Oita once knocked down with goals from Pereira and Samuel but then caught up and drew 2-2 with Omiya.
In the 72nd minute, Clayson scored the winning goal for Nagasaki, home of Mito, in a scoreless game. We won 1-0 and got 3 points for the first time in 3 games. In the 79th minute, with the score at 1-1, Taishi Taguchi scored the winning goal to beat Iwate 2-1.
Akita netted a goal from Ryuji Saito to win 2-0 against Tokyo V. In the 63rd minute, with Yamaguchi one point down, Takayuki Mae caught the goal and drew with Kanazawa 1-1. Gunma vs. Ryukyu ended in a scoreless draw as both teams failed to make a decisive move.
Meiji Yasuda J2 league standings
■ Match data
Iwate vs. Chiba
Yamagata vs. Yokohama FC
Mito vs. Nagasaki
Tochigi vs. Sendai
Gunma vs. Ryukyu
Omiya vs. Oita
Tokyo V vs. Akita
Yamaguchi vs. Kanazawa
Tokushima versus Okayama
Kumamoto vs. Machida
Kofu vs. Niigata
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