Hiroshima Climb to Second with Third Straight Win; Shimizu Come from Behind to Beat Mito [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J1 Matchweek 9]

Four Matchweek 9 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE were played on 11 October.

Hiroshima made it three wins in a row with a 2-0 away victory over Tokyo Verdy. Taishi Matsumoto broke the deadlock two minutes into the second half before Akito Suzuki doubled the lead in the 58th minute. The win lifted Hiroshima into second place, while Tokyo V slipped to the bottom of the table as Naoki Soma's first match in charge ended in defeat.

Shimizu also claimed a third straight win, coming from behind to beat Mito 2-1 away from home. After conceding in the 48th minute, Tomoya Fujii equalised in the 75th before Hidehiro Sugai completed the turnaround with the winner in the first minute of stoppage time.

Nagoya ended a four-match losing run with a 2-1 victory away to Kawasaki Frontale. Yuya Yamagishi scored his first goal of the season in the 73rd minute, and it proved to be the winner. The defeat was Kawasaki Frontale's first in four matches.

In a meeting between two promoted sides, Chiba and Nagasaki played out a 1-1 draw. Takuya Yasui gave Chiba an early lead in the fifth minute, but Kenshin Yasuda struck five minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point for Nagasaki.

MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Standings

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