FC Tokyo Beat Urawa for Fourth Straight Win; Akimoto Fires Machida Past Kyoto [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J1 Matchweek 9]

Four Matchweek 9 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE were played on 10 October.

FC Tokyo made it four wins in a row with a 3-0 home victory over Urawa. Motoki Nagakura broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute before Soma Anzai doubled the lead six minutes later. Kein Sato added a third in the 85th minute to seal another convincing win.

Fukuoka returned to winning ways with a 2-1 home victory over Okayama. Yota Maejima opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and although Okayama equalised in the 61st, Yu Hashimoto struck the winner 15 minutes later. The result gave Fukuoka their first win in seven matches.

Cerezo Osaka and Yokohama F. Marinos played out a goalless draw, with neither side able to find a breakthrough.

Machida, meanwhile, edged Kyoto 1-0 away from home. The match remained goalless until the 86th minute, when Takahiro Akimoto struck the winner to secure all three points.

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